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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Graham Stringer

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
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Photograph of Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Graham Stringer voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

741 same votes 249 different votes 990 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
24 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
24 Aye 66 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 22 No
Trade 93% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 35% aligned 96 shared votes
42 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 56% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
92 Aye 55 No
Tax 65% aligned 147 shared votes
98 Aye 49 No
16 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 21 No
Transport 76% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 477 of 649
Participation
57.7 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 649
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,359
2,354 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
682
50.2 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
677
49.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
112
8.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

63
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 649
Appearances
55
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
110
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Contributions
39
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 530 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Migration
121 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Housing
44 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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