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Shockat Adam vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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


Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

137 same votes 44 different votes 181 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
4 Aye 2 No
Benefits 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 1 No
Defence 50% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

59.0%
14% below average
Rank 581 of 649
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
348
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
190
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
158
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

187
+104.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Appearances
76
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
205
+61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Contributions
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£231,212
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£231,212
2% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
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

Housing
26 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API