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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,264 shared comparable votes.

1,054 same votes 210 different votes 1,264 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
31 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
31 Aye 71 No
101 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
98 Aye 67 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 34 No
Trade 93% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 9 No
Energy 91% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 21 No
Education 55% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
112 Aye 48 No
Tax 68% aligned 160 shared votes
96 Aye 64 No
13 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 70% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,767
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
991
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
776
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
24
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
32
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 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

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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

Defence
56 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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
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