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Sir Mark Tami vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Tami and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,318 shared comparable votes.

1,069 same votes 249 different votes 1,318 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
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
101 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
98 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 32 No
Trade 91% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 22 No
Education 45% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
126 Aye 58 No
Tax 64% aligned 184 shared votes
107 Aye 77 No
10 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 164 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
1,048
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
855
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

0
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 644 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
0
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 643 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£286,200
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Education
90 of 95 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Transport
79 of 87 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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