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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 98% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

275 same votes 6 different votes 281 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
16 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 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
16 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 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

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

167
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
197
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 141 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

£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
3
1 registered category
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

#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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