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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Ms Nusrat Ghani

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

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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
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Ms Nusrat Ghani
Con Sussex Weald

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Ms Nusrat Ghani voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,024 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 958 different votes 1,024 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 32 No
Trade 10% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
54 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 102 shared votes
54 Aye 48 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,425
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
676
47.4 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
749
52.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.9 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
433
+355.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 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
£2,016,414
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,785
26 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
81 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 91 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 59 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 44 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 8 May 2024
Tax
No
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 104 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 31 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 12 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 9 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] Committee: Amendment 1 26 Oct 2022
No
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
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