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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 289 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 0 different votes 289 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

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 649
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
590 eligible divisions
912
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
52.3% of votes cast
675
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
209
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 349 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
£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
37 of 47 votes
#4
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Education
43 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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