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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Paula Barker voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 883 shared comparable votes.

669 same votes 214 different votes 883 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 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
25 Aye 70 No
16 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 17 No
Trade 89% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 14 No
Education 22% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
70 Aye 48 No
Tax 54% aligned 118 shared votes
82 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
54 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 69% aligned 118 shared votes
54 Aye 64 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 477 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,292
1,636 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
52.5 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
614
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Appearances
58
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
108
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Contributions
63
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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