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Mr David Lammy vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 911 shared comparable votes.

844 same votes 67 different votes 911 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
99 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
99 Aye 69 No
25 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 73% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
40 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 95 shared votes
38 Aye 57 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 86% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Energy 91% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

49.6 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,146
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
691
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
455
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
818
+710.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
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
186 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
37 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
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
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
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