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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
vs
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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 839 shared comparable votes.

176 same votes 663 different votes 839 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 12 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 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

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
80
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 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
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
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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