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Sir Keir Starmer vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 715 shared comparable votes.

680 same votes 35 different votes 715 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
18 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
18 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 85% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
67.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,323 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % 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

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
58
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Transport
42 of 91 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
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
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendment 9 but proposes Amendment (a) in lieu 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in ther Amendment 7B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 6B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Rwanda Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 3B and 3C 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Rwanda Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
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