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John Lamont vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,197 shared comparable votes.

231 same votes 966 different votes 1,197 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
11 Aye 26 No
Education 70% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
48 Aye 118 No
Tax 39% aligned 166 shared votes
95 Aye 71 No
7 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
70 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 133 shared votes
64 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
70 Aye 34 No
Migration 3% aligned 104 shared votes
31 Aye 73 No
59 Aye 92 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 151 shared votes
90 Aye 61 No
14 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 20 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
864
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
926
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 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

£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
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
83 of 87 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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