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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Tom Tugendhat

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
Photograph of Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat
Con Tonbridge

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Tom Tugendhat voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,164 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 994 different votes 1,164 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
25 Aye 22 No
Education 51% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
96 Aye 70 No
Tax 29% aligned 166 shared votes
46 Aye 120 No
9 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 25 No
Transport 16% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
56 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 119 shared votes
65 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 68 No
Migration 4% aligned 100 shared votes
66 Aye 34 No
100 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 164 shared votes
59 Aye 105 No
23 Aye 28 No
Trade 6% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,366 eligible divisions
910
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
831
48.0% of votes cast
675
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
902
52.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.3% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
66
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
120
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 245 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
£2,161,547
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£287,101
27% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
45
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sept 2025
Transport
No
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sept 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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