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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 221 different votes 495 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
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 88% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 13 No
Defence 79% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
38 Aye 38 No
Tax 78% aligned 76 shared votes
27 Aye 49 No
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 15 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 2 No
Energy 31% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 2 No
Housing 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
116
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Contributions
189
+51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
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
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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: 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
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
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