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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Richard Fuller

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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Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Richard Fuller voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 1,010 shared comparable votes.

197 same votes 813 different votes 1,010 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
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 62% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 20 No
Education 40% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No
73 Aye 62 No
Tax 38% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 21 No
Transport 26% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 65 No
Migration 5% aligned 91 shared votes
60 Aye 31 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,299
1,643 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
612
47.1 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
687
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Appearances
34
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 649
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
49
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 498 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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