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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Seamus Logan

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 Seamus Logan
Seamus Logan
SNP Aberdeenshire North and Moray East

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Seamus Logan voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 89 shared comparable votes.

78 same votes 11 different votes 89 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 2 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 28 No
Tax 85% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 28 No
Tax 85% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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
26.4%
46% below average
Rank 640 of 649
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
156
590 eligible divisions
912
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
89
57.1% of votes cast
675
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
67
42.9% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Appearances
128
+46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
117
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
211
+68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£213,278
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£213,278
6% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Energy
11 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Tax
59 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 297 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Finance Bill Report Stage: Amendment 67 3 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 19 Nov 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 34: Value added tax (private school fees) 6 Nov 2024
Education Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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