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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Rebecca Paul

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
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Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

152 same votes 44 different votes 196 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
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 92% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
Participation
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
912
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
675
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Contributions
150
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
13
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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