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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and George Freeman voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 981 different votes 1,159 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
30 Aye 19 No
Education 47% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
91 Aye 63 No
Tax 31% aligned 154 shared votes
49 Aye 105 No
5 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 22 No
Transport 24% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 16 No
Defence 18% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 75 No
Migration 3% aligned 108 shared votes
72 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 5% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 649
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,738
2,366 eligible divisions
910
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
847
48.7% of votes cast
675
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
891
51.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
11
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
20
-117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 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
185 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
148 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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