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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Matt Rodda voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,202 shared comparable votes.

976 same votes 226 different votes 1,202 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
86 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
86 Aye 60 No
34 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
34 Aye 72 No
22 Aye 31 No
Trade 96% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Education 29% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
87 Aye 66 No
Tax 63% aligned 153 shared votes
112 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 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 481 of 650
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 170 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,705
2,089 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
933
54.7 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
772
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
72
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
103
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
95
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
68 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Education
69 of 75 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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