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Bobby Dean vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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


Voting alignment

Bobby Dean and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 0 different votes 240 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
24 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
205
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
189
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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

£178,307
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£178,307
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
5
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

#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API