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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Steve Barclay

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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Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Steve Barclay voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,138 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 946 different votes 1,138 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
30 Aye 12 No
Education 43% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
95 Aye 62 No
Tax 34% aligned 157 shared votes
51 Aye 106 No
8 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 15 No
Defence 22% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Trade 2% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 65 No
Migration 3% aligned 97 shared votes
62 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
98 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 166 shared votes
67 Aye 99 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
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
805
47.7% of votes cast
674
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
884
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% 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
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
192 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
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 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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