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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Ian Roome

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 Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Ian Roome voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 0 different votes 205 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
22 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
55.3 %
18 % below average
Rank 605 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
291
526 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
155
53.3 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
136
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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