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Rachel Reeves vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 897 shared comparable votes.

850 same votes 47 different votes 897 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
21 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
21 Aye 65 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Transport 87% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 5 No
Energy 87% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
90 Aye 30 No
Tax 91% aligned 120 shared votes
81 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

50.1 %
23 % below average
Rank 623 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,183
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
678
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
505
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
565
+426.7 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
8
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
166 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
115 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Trade
56 of 91 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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 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
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 2 Apr 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
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