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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Gareth Davies

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 Gareth Davies
Gareth Davies
Con Grantham and Bourne

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Gareth Davies voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 912 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 726 different votes 912 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
18 Aye 19 No
Education 73% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
74 Aye 60 No
Tax 47% aligned 134 shared votes
39 Aye 95 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
55 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 125 shared votes
72 Aye 53 No
14 Aye 16 No
Transport 23% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 71 No
Migration 3% aligned 104 shared votes
68 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 650
1,592
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,390
1,669 eligible divisions
915
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
695
50.0% of votes cast
677
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
695
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

81
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
48
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
123
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
62
-87.1 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
£1,160,498
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£271,157
20% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
158 of 178 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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