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Martin Vickers vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,331 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 1,120 different votes 1,331 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
13 Aye 35 No
Education 48% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
52 Aye 126 No
Tax 31% aligned 178 shared votes
107 Aye 71 No
23 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 26% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 22 No
Defence 21% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
66 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 178 shared votes
108 Aye 70 No
73 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 111 shared votes
35 Aye 76 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 5% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

85.2%
12% above average
Rank 89 of 649
Participation
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 649
2,016
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
958
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
57.4% of votes cast
1,058
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.6% of votes cast
26
1.3% 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

149
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
Appearances
72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
148
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7% below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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