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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 1,025 shared comparable votes.

146 same votes 879 different votes 1,025 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 13 No
Education 38% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 13 No
Defence 21% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 24 No
Transport 21% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
93 Aye 46 No
Tax 21% aligned 139 shared votes
45 Aye 94 No
7 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 7 No
Benefits 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 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
63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,492
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
716
48.0 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
776
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
6 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 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
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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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