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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,221 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 1,033 different votes 1,221 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
21 Aye 20 No
Education 56% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
0 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
98 Aye 65 No
Tax 33% aligned 163 shared votes
49 Aye 114 No
13 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 23% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 16 No
Defence 21% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Benefits 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 65 No
Migration 3% aligned 97 shared votes
62 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 373 of 649
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,366 eligible divisions
910
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8% of votes cast
675
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
133
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
171
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 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
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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