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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Peter Kyle

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


Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Peter Kyle voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,069 shared comparable votes.

967 same votes 102 different votes 1,069 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
100 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
100 Aye 64 No
27 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
27 Aye 65 No
17 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 69% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
86 Aye 49 No
Tax 76% aligned 135 shared votes
92 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 7 No
Energy 84% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 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
63.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 541 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,312 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
57.1 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
629
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
22
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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
£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£262,107
16 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
122 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API