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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Dr Neil Hudson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Dr Neil Hudson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 706 different votes 915 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
16 Aye 19 No
Education 77% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
73 Aye 59 No
Tax 48% aligned 132 shared votes
41 Aye 91 No
5 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 40% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 17 No
Transport 28% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
56 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 127 shared votes
70 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 65 No
Migration 3% aligned 98 shared votes
62 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,405
1,658 eligible divisions
912
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
698
49.7% of votes cast
675
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
707
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
83
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
119
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
97
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£223,469
1% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
163 of 174 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
49 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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