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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 4 different votes 273 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
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 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
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 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

69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 479 of 650
392
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,350 eligible divisions
202
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.4 % of votes cast
190
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
673
42.6 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

155
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
184
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
108
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
4
2 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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 89 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API