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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Bobby Dean voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 0 different votes 228 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
21 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
69.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 448 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
526 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
50.0 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
183
50.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
73
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
90
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 261 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Education
41 of 49 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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: 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 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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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