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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Jesse Norman

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
vs
Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Jesse Norman voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,153 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 948 different votes 1,153 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
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 21 No
Education 52% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
102 Aye 63 No
Tax 30% aligned 165 shared votes
56 Aye 109 No
69 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 28% aligned 134 shared votes
70 Aye 64 No
10 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 26% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Migration 0% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
104 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 172 shared votes
65 Aye 107 No
19 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
789
46.2 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
918
53.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
87 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 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
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) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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