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Steve Reed vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,091 shared comparable votes.

959 same votes 132 different votes 1,091 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
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
2 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
101 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
98 Aye 64 No
34 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Education 65% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
111 Aye 51 No
Tax 72% aligned 162 shared votes
105 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 16 No
Defence 74% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 79% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
860
58.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
604
41.3 % 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
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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