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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Rishi Sunak

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

Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Rishi Sunak voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 731 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 677 different votes 731 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
59 Aye 35 No
Tax 11% aligned 94 shared votes
27 Aye 67 No
9 Aye 3 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 24 No
Migration 6% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
42.6 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,005
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
454
45.2 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
551
54.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.4 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
37
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 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
£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£166,813
26 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
61 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
52 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
20 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3J 22 Apr 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Economic Activity of Public Bodies Carry-Over 22 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3G 22 Apr 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda Bill: That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 6D 17 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 17 Apr 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1D 17 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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