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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Marie Goldman

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


Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Marie Goldman voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 2 different votes 301 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
30 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
30 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
30 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 488 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 410 of 650
1,610
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
631 eligible divisions
926
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
54.2% of votes cast
684
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
204
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
158
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 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
£150,033
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£150,033
34% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API