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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sarah Champion voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,164 shared comparable votes.

999 same votes 165 different votes 1,164 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
33 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
33 Aye 71 No
2 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 22 No
Transport 98% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
78 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 138 shared votes
84 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 16 No
Education 58% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
103 Aye 60 No
Tax 70% aligned 163 shared votes
110 Aye 53 No
20 Aye 15 No
Defence 74% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
Participation
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 650
1,571
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,640
2,340 eligible divisions
899
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
54.6 % of votes cast
672
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
744
45.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

59
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
34
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
89
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
59
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
13
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
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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