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Brian Mathew vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 6 different votes 245 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
23 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
4
3 registered categories
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

#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API