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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,267 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 1,056 different votes 1,267 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
28 Aye 22 No
Education 50% aligned 50 shared votes
15 Aye 35 No
103 Aye 74 No
Tax 33% aligned 177 shared votes
54 Aye 123 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 29% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 14 No
Housing 21% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
35 Aye 75 No
Migration 3% aligned 110 shared votes
72 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
108 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 178 shared votes
64 Aye 114 No
22 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
47.3% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
991
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
167
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 157 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
81 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
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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