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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 189 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 150 different votes 189 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Benefits 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 537 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
380
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,387 eligible divisions
196
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
57.5% of votes cast
184
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
677
42.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

103
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
81
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
220
+70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Contributions
123
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sept 2025
Transport
Aye
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