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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Alberto Costa voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,284 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 1,071 different votes 1,284 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 27 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 47% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
101 Aye 68 No
Tax 30% aligned 169 shared votes
53 Aye 116 No
19 Aye 18 No
Defence 24% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
73 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 138 shared votes
70 Aye 68 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 13 No
Energy 3% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 65 No
Migration 3% aligned 100 shared votes
62 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 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
81.1%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% 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
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 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
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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