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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Gurinder Singh Josan

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 Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 223 different votes 265 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
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 40% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 34 No
Tax 5% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 7% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 649
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
580 eligible divisions
910
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.3% of votes cast
675
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
253
49.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
39
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
46
-91.1 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
13
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API