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Lisa Smart vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

259 same votes 0 different votes 259 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
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 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
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 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

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
392
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
216
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
176
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

174
+90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Appearances
77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
247
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 88 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

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
21
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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