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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 236 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 4 different votes 236 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
8 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 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
8 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 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 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 650
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 477 of 650
367
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,578
2,349 eligible divisions
185
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
182
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
673
42.6 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
74
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
108
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 89 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API