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Stephen Kinnock vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,257 shared comparable votes.

1,038 same votes 219 different votes 1,257 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 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
34 Aye 78 No
102 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
99 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 97% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 12 No
Benefits 92% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 15 No
Education 44% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
120 Aye 51 No
Tax 66% aligned 171 shared votes
97 Aye 74 No
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 70% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
58 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 123 shared votes
64 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,751
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
995
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
756
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % 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

68
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
300
+192.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
5
5 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 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
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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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