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David Mundell vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,089 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 901 different votes 1,089 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
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 49% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
51 Aye 111 No
Tax 35% aligned 162 shared votes
94 Aye 68 No
55 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 28% aligned 100 shared votes
41 Aye 59 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 27% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 26 No
Trade 2% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
58 Aye 36 No
Migration 3% aligned 94 shared votes
33 Aye 61 No
11 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
Participation
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,603
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
765
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4% of votes cast
838
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 269 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

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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