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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 940 shared comparable votes.

915 same votes 25 different votes 940 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
18 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 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
16 Aye 11 No
Energy 89% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
82 Aye 50 No
Tax 95% aligned 132 shared votes
82 Aye 50 No
18 Aye 14 No
Transport 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,312 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648

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
5
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
145 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 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