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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Ben Lake voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,132 shared comparable votes.

1,095 same votes 37 different votes 1,132 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
95 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
95 Aye 64 No
34 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
34 Aye 75 No
26 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 91% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
89 Aye 51 No
Tax 94% aligned 140 shared votes
91 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 18 Nov 2025
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 17 Nov 2025
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 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 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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