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Nigel Farage vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 91 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 17 different votes 91 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
9 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

30.7 %
42 % below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 477 of 650
173
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,578
2,349 eligible divisions
84
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
89
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
673
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

15
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
17
-108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
107
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£156,380
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£156,380
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
35
7 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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

Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
7 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
17 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
4 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16 4 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 52 14 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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