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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Joy Morrissey

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Joy Morrissey voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 826 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 661 different votes 826 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
17 Aye 18 No
Education 77% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
69 Aye 53 No
Tax 46% aligned 122 shared votes
35 Aye 87 No
4 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 40% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 16 No
Transport 25% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 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
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 180 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,333
1,643 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
656
49.2 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
677
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 649
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
94
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 336 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
£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£297,942
32 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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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