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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Anneliese Dodds

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
Photograph of Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Anneliese Dodds voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,184 shared comparable votes.

957 same votes 227 different votes 1,184 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
86 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
86 Aye 61 No
34 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
34 Aye 72 No
33 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Education 28% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
87 Aye 67 No
Tax 64% aligned 154 shared votes
114 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% 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

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 650
Participation
78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,089 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
914
56.0 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
719
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
103
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
76
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£261,480
16 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Education
71 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
172 of 193 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 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
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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