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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 20% of the time, based on 1,068 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 855 different votes 1,068 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
37 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 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 14 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
Participation
64.6%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
1,592
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,543
2,387 eligible divisions
915
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
722
46.8% of votes cast
677
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
821
53.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
18 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

81
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
123
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
80
-69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
8
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
60 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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