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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,204 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 998 different votes 1,204 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
20 Aye 16 No
Education 69% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
92 Aye 62 No
Tax 35% aligned 154 shared votes
46 Aye 108 No
10 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 10 No
Housing 25% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 69 No
Migration 0% aligned 98 shared votes
69 Aye 29 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 3% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 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
84.8%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 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
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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