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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 1,269 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 1,088 different votes 1,269 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
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 20 No
Education 49% aligned 47 shared votes
13 Aye 34 No
102 Aye 65 No
Tax 31% aligned 167 shared votes
54 Aye 113 No
10 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 26% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 15 No
Benefits 0% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 80 No
Migration 3% aligned 115 shared votes
77 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 3% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % 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
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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