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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Jonathan Reynolds

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

Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Lab Stalybridge and Hyde

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Jonathan Reynolds voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,103 shared comparable votes.

955 same votes 148 different votes 1,103 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
25 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
25 Aye 57 No
12 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
95 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 161 shared votes
98 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 60% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 67% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
97 Aye 58 No
Tax 75% aligned 155 shared votes
104 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 510 of 650
1,571
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,533
2,337 eligible divisions
899
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
57.5 % of votes cast
672
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
651
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
5
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
89
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
70
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,977,024
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,258
8 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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
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