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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,246 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 1,055 different votes 1,246 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
29 Aye 24 No
Education 53% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
110 Aye 65 No
Tax 30% aligned 175 shared votes
56 Aye 119 No
10 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 26% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
63 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 126 shared votes
74 Aye 52 No
9 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 23% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
36 Aye 76 No
Migration 3% aligned 112 shared votes
73 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 3% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
104 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 173 shared votes
66 Aye 107 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 649
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,841
2,376 eligible divisions
912
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
48.9% of votes cast
675
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
941
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
98
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
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