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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Freddie van Mierlo

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 Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

139 same votes 0 different votes 139 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
20 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
41.8 %
31 % below average
Rank 633 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
220
526 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
53.2 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
103
46.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
54
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
77
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
3 of 6 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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