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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Ian Sollom

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 Sollom
Ian Sollom
LD St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Ian Sollom voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 0 different votes 283 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
27 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
575 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
51.4 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
207
48.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
84
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£208,212
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,212
8 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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