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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Priti Patel voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,006 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 824 different votes 1,006 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
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 21 No
Education 53% aligned 43 shared votes
12 Aye 31 No
88 Aye 59 No
Tax 37% aligned 147 shared votes
44 Aye 103 No
45 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 102 shared votes
52 Aye 50 No
17 Aye 14 No
Housing 23% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 166 shared votes
58 Aye 108 No
22 Aye 64 No
Migration 3% aligned 86 shared votes
61 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 5% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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