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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Julian Smith

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
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Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,224 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 1,002 different votes 1,224 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
30 Aye 23 No
Education 53% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
98 Aye 75 No
Tax 34% aligned 173 shared votes
54 Aye 119 No
67 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 23% aligned 142 shared votes
75 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 71 No
Migration 3% aligned 98 shared votes
68 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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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