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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Keir Starmer

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 Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 715 shared comparable votes.

680 same votes 35 different votes 715 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
18 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
18 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
38.0 %
35 % below average
Rank 636 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
896
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
60.8 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
351
39.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
1,601
+1462.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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
161 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
25 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendment 9 but proposes Amendment (a) in lieu 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in ther Amendment 7B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 6B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Rwanda Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 3B and 3C 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Rwanda Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
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