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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 687 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 242 different votes 687 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 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
25 Aye 48 No
5 Aye 8 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 84% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Education 20% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 27% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 3 No
Transport 33% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
53 Aye 55 No
Tax 35% aligned 108 shared votes
71 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 54% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
567
52.0 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
5 years, 0 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

68
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Appearances
4
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
117
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Contributions
13
-124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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