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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Dan Carden voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

881 same votes 162 different votes 1,043 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
86 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
86 Aye 59 No
21 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
21 Aye 45 No
1 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
33 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 11 No
Defence 93% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Education 34% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
89 Aye 63 No
Tax 63% aligned 152 shared votes
113 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 76% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
41 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 101 shared votes
40 Aye 61 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 485 of 650
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,444
2,089 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
803
55.6 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
641
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
22
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
89
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Contributions
29
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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