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Ed Davey vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
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Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,024 shared comparable votes.

1,018 same votes 6 different votes 1,024 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
95 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
95 Aye 64 No
84 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
84 Aye 48 No
50 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
50 Aye 55 No
35 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
35 Aye 63 No
28 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
95 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
95 Aye 64 No
84 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
84 Aye 48 No
50 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
50 Aye 55 No
35 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
35 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
715
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
561
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
76
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Contributions
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
11
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
170 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) amdt (c) 31 Jan 2018
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 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
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