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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

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 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Con North Cotswolds

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,291 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 1,085 different votes 1,291 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 21 No
Education 55% aligned 49 shared votes
14 Aye 35 No
108 Aye 72 No
Tax 33% aligned 180 shared votes
58 Aye 122 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 29% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 27% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 16 No
Defence 19% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 167 shared votes
60 Aye 107 No
33 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 78 No
Migration 3% aligned 109 shared votes
75 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 5% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 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
80.2%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 649
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,898
2,366 eligible divisions
910
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
903
47.6% of votes cast
675
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
995
52.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 649
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
54
-83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£252,269
12% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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