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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Damian Hinds

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 Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Damian Hinds voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,362 shared comparable votes.

234 same votes 1,128 different votes 1,362 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
5 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 45% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
100 Aye 79 No
Tax 36% aligned 179 shared votes
56 Aye 123 No
14 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 18 No
Defence 22% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
34 Aye 80 No
Migration 3% aligned 114 shared votes
77 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 3% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 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
86.4%
14% above average
Rank 68 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,039
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
48.0% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2% 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
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
161 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 91 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
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
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 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
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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