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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Helen Whately
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Mr Alistair Carmichael and Helen Whately voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,305 shared comparable votes.
206 same votes
1,099 different votes
1,305 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
67.0%
6% below average
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,981
2,366 eligible divisions
910
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
945
47.7% of votes cast
675
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,036
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Debates
72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Appearances
43
-35.7 vs Commons average
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Contributions
65
-72.1 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026
24 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API