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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Pat McFadden voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

1,025 same votes 94 different votes 1,119 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
34 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
34 Aye 72 No
99 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 167 shared votes
101 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 12 No
Benefits 83% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 8 No
Energy 83% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
90 Aye 45 No
Tax 85% aligned 135 shared votes
96 Aye 39 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
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
895
57.7 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
655
42.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
184 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 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
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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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