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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 869 shared comparable votes.

657 same votes 212 different votes 869 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
23 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
23 Aye 68 No
16 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 89% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Education 25% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
71 Aye 52 No
Tax 48% aligned 123 shared votes
85 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 61% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 65% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 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 477 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 263 of 649
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,263
1,636 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.5 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
612
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Appearances
17
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
108
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Contributions
20
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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