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Edward Argar vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,408 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 1,172 different votes 1,408 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
20 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 35 shared votes
5 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 34 No
Education 45% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
58 Aye 133 No
Tax 33% aligned 191 shared votes
112 Aye 79 No
25 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 24 No
Defence 22% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
77 Aye 39 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
36 Aye 80 No
11 Aye 27 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

90.2%
18% above average
Rank 17 of 649
Participation
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 649
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
1,014
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4% of votes cast
1,116
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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
209 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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