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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Simon Lightwood

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
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

275 same votes 148 different votes 423 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
17 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 2 No
Energy 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 19% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 33% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 37% aligned 59 shared votes
43 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 2 No
Benefits 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 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
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

69
-9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Appearances
85
+6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
118
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Contributions
215
+75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 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
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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