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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and David Davis voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,062 shared comparable votes.

207 same votes 855 different votes 1,062 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
21 Aye 19 No
Education 58% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 15 No
Defence 33% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
90 Aye 61 No
Tax 30% aligned 151 shared votes
47 Aye 104 No
25 Aye 26 No
Trade 25% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
104 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 172 shared votes
66 Aye 106 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 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
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,537
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.7 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
819
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
91
5.9 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
18 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
198 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 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
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
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
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: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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