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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Rachel Reeves

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 Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 895 shared comparable votes.

849 same votes 46 different votes 895 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
21 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
21 Aye 65 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 21 No
Transport 87% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 6 No
Energy 87% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
81 Aye 39 No
Tax 91% aligned 120 shared votes
90 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
50.8 %
22 % below average
Rank 620 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,174
2,312 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
674
57.4 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
500
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
533
+425.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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
166 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
32 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 169 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
56 of 88 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 2 Apr 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Consideration of Lords Message: manuscript amendment 21 May 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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