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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sarah Jones

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 Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sarah Jones voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,044 shared comparable votes.

896 same votes 148 different votes 1,044 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
86 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
86 Aye 61 No
29 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
29 Aye 69 No
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 12 No
Education 40% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
79 Aye 45 No
Tax 73% aligned 124 shared votes
92 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 75% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
46 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 112 shared votes
47 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 649
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
2,121 eligible divisions
912
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
786
55.6% of votes cast
675
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
628
44.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

75
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Appearances
104
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
117
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
587
+444.7 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£279,929
24% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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