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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Olivia Blake voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 854 shared comparable votes.

651 same votes 203 different votes 854 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
32 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
32 Aye 62 No
15 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 96% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 19 No
Education 26% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 34% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
71 Aye 55 No
Tax 48% aligned 126 shared votes
88 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 61% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 65% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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 477 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Appearances
38
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
108
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Contributions
44
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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