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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,091 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 911 different votes 1,091 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
1 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 21 No
Education 49% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
94 Aye 57 No
Tax 25% aligned 151 shared votes
46 Aye 105 No
15 Aye 16 No
Defence 23% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 11 No
Housing 21% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
102 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 163 shared votes
61 Aye 102 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
67.2%
6% below average
Rank 475 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,586
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.8% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
844
53.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sept 2025
Transport
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
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
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
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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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