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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Rebecca Harris

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 Rebecca Harris
Rebecca Harris
Con Castle Point

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Rebecca Harris voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,390 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 1,148 different votes 1,390 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
30 Aye 24 No
Education 52% aligned 54 shared votes
18 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
109 Aye 81 No
Tax 35% aligned 190 shared votes
58 Aye 132 No
11 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
78 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 158 shared votes
85 Aye 73 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
36 Aye 80 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
77 Aye 39 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
105 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 175 shared votes
69 Aye 106 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
90.1%
17% above average
Rank 18 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,127
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.7% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,113
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 647 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 646 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
£2,101,568
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£211,006
7% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
207 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
165 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
218 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 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
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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