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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.

Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
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Photograph of Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Pete Wishart voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

919 same votes 25 different votes 944 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
21 Aye 14 No
Transport 97% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 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
54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.6 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
571
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
33 of 43 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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 297 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
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