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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Saqib Bhatti

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
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Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 886 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 700 different votes 886 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
15 Aye 14 No
Education 72% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 68% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
68 Aye 55 No
Tax 44% aligned 123 shared votes
35 Aye 88 No
15 Aye 18 No
Transport 30% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
58 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 125 shared votes
67 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 71 No
Migration 3% aligned 101 shared votes
68 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.9%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 650
1,592
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
1,663 eligible divisions
915
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
669
49.5% of votes cast
677
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
683
50.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
90
+4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
121
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Contributions
121
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
60 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
47 of 51 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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