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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 239 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 4 different votes 239 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

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
375
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
188
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
187
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
11
2.9 % 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

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 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

£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
27 of 31 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
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Voting source Commons Votes API