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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Pete Wishart

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


Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Pete Wishart voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 948 shared comparable votes.

922 same votes 26 different votes 948 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
103 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
103 Aye 70 No
35 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
35 Aye 68 No
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 69% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 90% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
85 Aye 50 No
Tax 96% aligned 135 shared votes
85 Aye 50 No
14 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
Participation
54.3%
18% below average
Rank 609 of 649
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,289
2,376 eligible divisions
912
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
716
55.5% of votes cast
675
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
573
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
Appearances
101
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
121
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API