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Sir Jeremy Hunt vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Sir Jeremy Hunt
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Con Godalming and Ash
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sir Jeremy Hunt and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 991 shared comparable votes.

145 same votes 846 different votes 991 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
7 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 19 shared votes
0 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 51% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 27% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
43 Aye 83 No
Tax 25% aligned 126 shared votes
77 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
64 Aye 24 No
Migration 3% aligned 88 shared votes
21 Aye 67 No
8 Aye 15 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 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 582 of 649
Participation
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,397
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
656
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
57.4% of votes cast
741
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.6% of votes cast
19
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

46
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Appearances
72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
47
-90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
Contributions
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,583,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£254,916
13% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
18
7 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
10
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
193 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
64 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Transport
63 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 48 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sept 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sept 2025
Transport
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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