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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Alex Burghart

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
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Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Alex Burghart voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,193 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 988 different votes 1,193 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
15 Aye 16 No
Education 65% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
94 Aye 59 No
Tax 37% aligned 153 shared votes
47 Aye 106 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 24% aligned 123 shared votes
67 Aye 56 No
21 Aye 10 No
Housing 23% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
35 Aye 74 No
Migration 3% aligned 109 shared votes
71 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 91 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8% 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
188 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 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: 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
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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