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Ms Diane Abbott vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

952 same votes 162 different votes 1,114 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
34 Aye 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
34 Aye 60 No
7 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
97 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 159 shared votes
95 Aye 64 No
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 95% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 57% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 61% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
104 Aye 46 No
Tax 73% aligned 150 shared votes
91 Aye 59 No
22 Aye 14 No
Defence 78% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

64.1%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
Appearances
77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Contributions
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 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
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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