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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

980 same votes 163 different votes 1,143 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
22 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
22 Aye 69 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
89 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 154 shared votes
92 Aye 62 No
27 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 53% aligned 43 shared votes
33 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 66% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
99 Aye 64 No
Tax 72% aligned 163 shared votes
115 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 13 No
Defence 78% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
Participation
67.5 %
5 % below average
Rank 478 of 650
1,571
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,340 eligible divisions
899
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
55.9 % of votes cast
672
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
697
44.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
44
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
89
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
62
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
56 of 70 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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