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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 275 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 4 different votes 275 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

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % 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

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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

£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

#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API