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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Stephen Morgan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of Stephen Morgan
Stephen Morgan
Lab Portsmouth South

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Stephen Morgan voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,174 shared comparable votes.

975 same votes 199 different votes 1,174 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
30 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
30 Aye 73 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 97% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 21 No
Transport 95% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Education 30% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
90 Aye 60 No
Tax 65% aligned 150 shared votes
107 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 72% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 17 No
Defence 73% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 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
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,691
2,089 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
917
54.2 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
774
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
20
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
103
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
83
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£1,843,494
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,250
26 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Education
72 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 46 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 54 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: 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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