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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Paul Holmes

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
vs
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Paul Holmes voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 891 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 710 different votes 891 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
2 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 65% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 62% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
71 Aye 48 No
Tax 41% aligned 119 shared votes
37 Aye 82 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 30% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
57 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 114 shared votes
57 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 69 No
Migration 2% aligned 95 shared votes
67 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 7% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 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
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
694
49.6 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
704
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Appearances
105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
390
+251.5 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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