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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,273 shared comparable votes.

1,043 same votes 230 different votes 1,273 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
101 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
101 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 92% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 89% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
35 Aye 22 No
Education 46% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
97 Aye 67 No
Tax 65% aligned 164 shared votes
115 Aye 49 No
16 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 650
Participation
76.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.8 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
773
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
39
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
103
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
72
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 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
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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