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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,235 shared comparable votes.

1,030 same votes 205 different votes 1,235 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
99 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
99 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
34 Aye 67 No
30 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Energy 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 15 No
Education 55% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
98 Aye 62 No
Tax 68% aligned 160 shared votes
103 Aye 57 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 481 of 650
Participation
73.8 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,730
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.0 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
778
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
65
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
103
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
50
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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