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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Steve Reed voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,090 shared comparable votes.

958 same votes 132 different votes 1,090 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
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
2 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
98 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
101 Aye 61 No
33 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
34 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 12 No
Education 65% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
105 Aye 57 No
Tax 72% aligned 162 shared votes
111 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 14 No
Defence 73% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Housing 79% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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 486 of 650
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 650
1,571
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
2,337 eligible divisions
899
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
854
58.7 % of votes cast
672
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
600
41.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

59
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
53
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
89
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
417
+297.1 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
65 of 88 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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