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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Alan Mak

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

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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
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Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Alan Mak voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,320 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 1,087 different votes 1,320 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
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 24 No
Education 52% aligned 52 shared votes
17 Aye 35 No
105 Aye 70 No
Tax 37% aligned 175 shared votes
50 Aye 125 No
76 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 155 shared votes
79 Aye 76 No
11 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
34 Aye 79 No
Migration 3% aligned 113 shared votes
76 Aye 37 No
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 175 shared votes
64 Aye 111 No
19 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
28
7 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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