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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Esther McVey voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 959 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 794 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
13 Aye 8 No
Education 71% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
70 Aye 50 No
Tax 36% aligned 120 shared votes
39 Aye 81 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 26% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 66 No
Migration 3% aligned 92 shared votes
63 Aye 29 No
87 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 142 shared votes
50 Aye 92 No
24 Aye 29 No
Trade 4% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 5% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 519 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
624
45.7% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
740
54.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 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
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
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: 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
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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