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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Julian Lewis

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
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Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,260 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 1,020 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 26 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 23 No
Education 54% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 17 No
Defence 41% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
102 Aye 69 No
Tax 33% aligned 171 shared votes
57 Aye 114 No
68 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 143 shared votes
74 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 70 No
Migration 1% aligned 91 shared votes
69 Aye 22 No
101 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 164 shared votes
58 Aye 106 No
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 32 shared votes
10 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
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 200 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,889
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
47.2 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
997
52.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
361
+283.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
490
+351.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
193 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 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
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
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
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
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
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