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Peter Kyle vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,071 shared comparable votes.

968 same votes 103 different votes 1,071 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
100 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
100 Aye 64 No
27 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
27 Aye 65 No
17 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 70% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
92 Aye 43 No
Tax 76% aligned 135 shared votes
86 Aye 49 No
25 Aye 6 No
Energy 84% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,479
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
846
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
633
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
232
+93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Migration
122 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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