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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Peter Dowd

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
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Peter Dowd voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,171 shared comparable votes.

966 same votes 205 different votes 1,171 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
30 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 155 shared votes
96 Aye 59 No
28 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 24 No
Transport 94% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 22 No
Education 42% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
104 Aye 75 No
Tax 65% aligned 179 shared votes
121 Aye 58 No
11 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 74% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 448 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,624
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
910
56.0 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
714
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
37
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
103
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
23
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Education
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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