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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Mr Will Forster

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


Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 0 different votes 273 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
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
170
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
214
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
59 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API