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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Lee Anderson

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
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Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Lee Anderson voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 846 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 665 different votes 846 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
18 Aye 13 No
Education 71% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 65% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
63 Aye 54 No
Tax 44% aligned 117 shared votes
32 Aye 85 No
14 Aye 18 No
Transport 31% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 31% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 57 No
Migration 0% aligned 90 shared votes
57 Aye 33 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.9%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
1,592
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,663 eligible divisions
915
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
629
50.2% of votes cast
677
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
623
49.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
59
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
121
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Contributions
82
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 51 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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