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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Stuart Anderson

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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Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 826 shared comparable votes.

176 same votes 650 different votes 826 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
16 Aye 17 No
Education 76% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 73% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
69 Aye 47 No
Tax 44% aligned 116 shared votes
34 Aye 82 No
18 Aye 16 No
Defence 26% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
54 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 23% aligned 107 shared votes
52 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 63 No
Migration 3% aligned 96 shared votes
60 Aye 36 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
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,643 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
605
48.3 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
648
51.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Appearances
65
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
111
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 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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