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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Liz Kendall voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,118 shared comparable votes.

986 same votes 132 different votes 1,118 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
35 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
35 Aye 75 No
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
34 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 7 No
Defence 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 19 No
Education 57% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
98 Aye 48 No
Tax 78% aligned 146 shared votes
100 Aye 46 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 79% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 650
1,571
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,513
2,337 eligible divisions
899
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
866
57.2 % of votes cast
672
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
647
42.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
45
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
89
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
630
+510.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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