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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Samantha Dixon

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


Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 184 different votes 407 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
14 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
4 Aye 7 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 82% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Education 18% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 21% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 29% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 30% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 2 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
912
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
675
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
Appearances
75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
288
+142.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API