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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Keir Mather voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

130 same votes 180 different votes 310 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 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 2 No
Trade 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 2 No
Energy 71% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 10% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 14% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 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
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
781 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
290
49.2 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
299
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
103
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
116
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Contributions
507
+369.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Education
50 of 52 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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