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Member of Parliament

Mr Alistair Carmichael

LD Liberal Democrat Orkney and Shetland ID 1442
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency Constituency Constituency Constituency
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Alistair has voted in 67.0 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Alistair has voted against the party's recorded majority 1 time.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,581 of 2,361 eligible divisions (67.0 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

1581

Total votes

907

Aye

674

No

1

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 907 / Noes 674

Divisions

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Division Vote
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Second Reading
Tax
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Tax
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading Aye
Finance Bill: Second Reading
Tax
No
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Second Reading
Education Tax
No
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Education Tax
Aye
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Transport
No
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 44: Rates of alcohol duty
Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 34: Value added tax (private school fees)
Education Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect)
Energy Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure)
Energy Tax
Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 191/211 (91 %)
Foreign Affairs 59/69 (86 %)
Environment / Climate 39/48 (81 %)
Democracy / Parliament 33/43 (77 %)
Crime / Justice 176/230 (77 %)

Lowest topic participation

NHS / Health 21/56 (38 %)
Cost of Living 4/10 (40 %)
Work / Employment 38/77 (49 %)
Defence 43/71 (61 %)
Devolution / Local Government 42/66 (64 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Mr Alistair Carmichael voted in?

Mr Alistair Carmichael has recorded votes in 1,581 of 2,361 eligible Commons divisions (67.0 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Mr Alistair Carmichael voted against their party?

Mr Alistair Carmichael has voted against the party majority 1 times in the imported division data. Source