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Sarah Jones vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sarah Jones and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,044 shared comparable votes.

896 same votes 148 different votes 1,044 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
86 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
86 Aye 61 No
29 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
29 Aye 69 No
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 10 No
Education 40% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
92 Aye 32 No
Tax 73% aligned 124 shared votes
79 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 75% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
47 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 112 shared votes
46 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 477 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,412
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
786
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
626
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
521
+382.7 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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

£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£279,929
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
1
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

Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
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
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
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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