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Mark Garnier vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,317 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 1,092 different votes 1,317 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
18 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 36 No
Education 52% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
58 Aye 117 No
Tax 30% aligned 175 shared votes
109 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 23 No
Defence 20% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
73 Aye 34 No
Migration 3% aligned 107 shared votes
31 Aye 76 No
14 Aye 19 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 17 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

83.6%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
962
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4% of votes cast
1,012
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6% of votes cast
23
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
4
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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