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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Alan Campbell

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 Sir Alan Campbell
Sir Alan Campbell
Lab Tynemouth

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Alan Campbell voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,351 shared comparable votes.

1,098 same votes 253 different votes 1,351 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
34 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
34 Aye 79 No
98 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
101 Aye 64 No
27 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 91% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 23 No
Education 45% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
111 Aye 75 No
Tax 64% aligned 186 shared votes
130 Aye 56 No
16 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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 481 of 650
Participation
82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 158 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,926
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,066
55.3 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
860
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

63
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
103
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
1,775
+1650.5 vs Commons average
Rank 1 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
£2,344,203
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£228,128
1 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Transport
83 of 92 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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