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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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 Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,260 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 1,049 different votes 1,260 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
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 24 No
Education 51% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No
104 Aye 77 No
Tax 35% aligned 181 shared votes
54 Aye 127 No
10 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 16 No
Defence 21% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 76 No
Migration 3% aligned 111 shared votes
73 Aye 38 No
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 171 shared votes
64 Aye 107 No
18 Aye 13 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 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
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.8% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
966
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
78 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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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
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
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