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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Melanie Onn

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
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Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Melanie Onn voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 623 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 193 different votes 623 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
2 Aye 8 No
Migration 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
78 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 123 shared votes
83 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 89% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 17 No
Trade 84% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 3 No
Benefits 83% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 25% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 47% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
66 Aye 58 No
Tax 47% aligned 124 shared votes
80 Aye 44 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
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 343 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
210
49.6 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
213
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
117
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Contributions
103
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£201,216
11 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Tax
94 of 111 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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