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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.

Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
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 81 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 10 different votes 81 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 28 No
Tax 84% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 28 No
Tax 84% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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 486 of 650
Participation
26.0 %
47 % below average
Rank 640 of 650
1,571
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
143
551 eligible divisions
899
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
82
57.3 % of votes cast
672
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
61
42.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
96
+28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
89
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
170
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
£213,278
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,278
6 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Tax
56 of 108 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Energy
8 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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