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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.

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,112 shared comparable votes.

952 same votes 160 different votes 1,112 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

64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
1,519
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,571
2,340 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
899
57.2 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.8 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

12
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
59
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
15
-105.4 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
89
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 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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