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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs David Simmonds

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 Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and David Simmonds voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 860 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 677 different votes 860 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 10 No
Work / Employment 73% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 71% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
69 Aye 57 No
Tax 47% aligned 126 shared votes
38 Aye 88 No
12 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 18 No
Transport 29% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 70 No
Migration 4% aligned 103 shared votes
66 Aye 37 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
48.2 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
710
51.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Appearances
105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
258
+119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 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
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
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
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
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: 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
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