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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Sir Mark Tami

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 Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,326 shared comparable votes.

1,073 same votes 253 different votes 1,326 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
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
98 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
101 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 30 No
Trade 89% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Education 45% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
107 Aye 77 No
Tax 64% aligned 184 shared votes
126 Aye 58 No
13 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 650
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 155 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,930
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,056
54.7 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
874
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

63
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
0
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
103
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
0
-124.5 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27 % above 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
Education
90 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 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
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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