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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Heidi Alexander

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
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Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

243 same votes 151 different votes 394 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
50 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
50 Aye 13 No
0 Aye 5 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Foreign Affairs 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 77% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 18% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 41% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 49% aligned 39 shared votes
26 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
361
575 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
170
47.1 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
191
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Appearances
64
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
116
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Contributions
554
+415.4 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 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
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: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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