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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Ed Miliband voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 959 shared comparable votes.

873 same votes 86 different votes 959 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 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
21 Aye 77 No
14 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
98 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 71% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
71 Aye 37 No
Tax 82% aligned 108 shared votes
76 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 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
55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,300
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
720
55.4 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
580
44.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
442
+303.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
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: 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
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
Aye
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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