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Richard Burgon vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,303 shared comparable votes.

1,109 same votes 194 different votes 1,303 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 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
34 Aye 80 No
101 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
98 Aye 67 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 35 No
Trade 94% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 93% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
34 Aye 20 No
Education 54% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
117 Aye 54 No
Tax 69% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 70% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 647
Participation
67.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 647
1,865
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,323 eligible divisions
1,027
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
838
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
40
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

73
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 647
Appearances
58
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Contributions
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
7
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

Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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