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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs John Healey

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of John Healey
John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and John Healey voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,029 shared comparable votes.

948 same votes 81 different votes 1,029 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
34 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
34 Aye 58 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
98 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
101 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 9 No
Education 74% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
83 Aye 48 No
Tax 82% aligned 131 shared votes
95 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 84% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 85% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
60.3 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,312 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
797
57.1 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
598
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
456
+348.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,971
42 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Migration
123 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
Aye
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