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Sir John Whittingdale vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 1,273 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 1,091 different votes 1,273 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
15 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 34 No
Education 49% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
54 Aye 113 No
Tax 31% aligned 167 shared votes
102 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 26% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 0% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
77 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 115 shared votes
35 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 30 No
Trade 3% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
9% above average
Rank 188 of 649
Participation
66.9%
5% below average
Rank 469 of 649
1,906
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,585
2,368 eligible divisions
911
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
57.4% of votes cast
995
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.6% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

74
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
Appearances
74
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
105
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
121
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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