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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Mr James Frith

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
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Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Mr James Frith voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 519 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 205 different votes 519 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
66 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 103 shared votes
66 Aye 37 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 14 No
Trade 86% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 18 No
Education 13% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 24% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 15 shared votes
5 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
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
575 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Appearances
33
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
116
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Contributions
50
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 498 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Education
46 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 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
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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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