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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 1,276 shared comparable votes.

1,060 same votes 216 different votes 1,276 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
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 92% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
35 Aye 21 No
Education 55% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
112 Aye 50 No
Tax 67% aligned 162 shared votes
98 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

76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,812
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
1,007
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
805
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
25
1.4 % 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

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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

£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
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

Defence
68 of 71 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
39 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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