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Mims Davies vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Mims Davies
Mims Davies
Con East Grinstead and Uckfield
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mims Davies and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,371 shared comparable votes.

238 same votes 1,133 different votes 1,371 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
19 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 34 shared votes
5 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 34 No
Education 50% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
59 Aye 129 No
Tax 35% aligned 188 shared votes
110 Aye 78 No
81 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 23% aligned 155 shared votes
76 Aye 79 No
16 Aye 24 No
Defence 23% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
77 Aye 37 No
Migration 3% aligned 114 shared votes
34 Aye 80 No
67 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 172 shared votes
102 Aye 70 No
10 Aye 27 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 36 of 649
Participation
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 649
2,092
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
996
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4% of votes cast
1,096
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6% of votes cast
6
0.3% 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

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 313 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

£1,871,353
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£272,930
21% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
2
2 registered categories
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Trade
86 of 91 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
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
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