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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,360 shared comparable votes.

1,125 same votes 235 different votes 1,360 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 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
35 Aye 79 No
98 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
101 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 92% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 24 No
Education 40% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
111 Aye 75 No
Tax 67% aligned 186 shared votes
127 Aye 59 No
17 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Defence 73% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 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
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,074
55.5 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
860
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
126
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
103
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
564
+440.2 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 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: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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