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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 912 shared comparable votes.

844 same votes 68 different votes 912 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
99 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
99 Aye 69 No
25 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 73% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
38 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 95 shared votes
40 Aye 55 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 86% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 4 No
Energy 91% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 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
48.9 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,154
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
696
60.3 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
458
39.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
26 years, 1 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
871
+732.7 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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 (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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: 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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
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