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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Simon Hoare

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 Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Simon Hoare voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 1,191 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 949 different votes 1,191 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 22 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 19 No
Education 48% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
107 Aye 68 No
Tax 31% aligned 175 shared votes
58 Aye 117 No
19 Aye 15 No
Defence 24% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 9 No
Housing 23% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
102 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 164 shared votes
63 Aye 101 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
46.8 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
936
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Appearances
98
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
127
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above 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
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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