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Pete Wishart vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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


Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

919 same votes 25 different votes 944 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
103 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
103 Aye 70 No
35 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
35 Aye 68 No
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 69% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 14 No
Energy 90% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 3 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
85 Aye 50 No
Tax 96% aligned 135 shared votes
85 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 13 No
Transport 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
714
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
571
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API