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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

1,058 same votes 214 different votes 1,272 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
31 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
31 Aye 71 No
98 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
101 Aye 64 No
35 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 92% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 10 No
Energy 91% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
37 Aye 18 No
Education 55% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
96 Aye 64 No
Tax 68% aligned 160 shared votes
112 Aye 48 No
16 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 70% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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 481 of 650
Participation
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,000
55.6 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
798
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
39
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
103
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
41
-82.1 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Transport
79 of 92 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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