Voting Record — Alistair Carmichael MP, Orkney and Shetland (10785)

Alistair Carmichael is currently Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs), , Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union), and Liberal Democrat Chief Whip,

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
13 Dec 2019	still in office	LDem	0 votes out of 313, 0.0%	313 votes out of 363, 86.2%	16 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	LDem	1 vote out of 346, 0.3%	346 votes out of 463, 74.7%	8 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	LDem	2 votes out of 275, 0.7%	275 votes out of 467, 58.9%	3 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	LDem	6 votes out of 914, 0.7%	914 votes out of 1239, 73.8%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	LDem	9 votes out of 852, 1.1%	852 votes out of 1288, 66.1%	2 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	LDem	13 votes out of 854, 1.5%	854 votes out of 1246, 68.5%	2 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Alistair Carmichael	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Jul 2021	Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 55 - Imposing conditions on public processions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 May 2021	Environment Bill — Clause 95 - General duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 2021	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2020	Delegated Legislation — Financial Assistance to Industry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Nov 2020	Pension Schemes Bill [Lords] — Clause 123 - Funding of defined benefit schemes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Oct 2020	Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — After Clause 4 - Time limit on immigration detention for EEA and Swiss nationals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Oct 2020	Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — New clause 4	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Oct 2020	Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Clause 2	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Sep 2020	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Sep 2020	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 45 — Regulations on Northern Ireland Trade and State Aid — Compliance with Domestic and International Law	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Sep 2020	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 40 — Northern Ireland — Avoiding a Hard Border — Compliance with Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Withdrawal Agreement	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2020	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — New Clause 29 — Close Alignment with EU Single Market — Participation in EU Projects — Rights and Protections	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2020	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — New Clause 10 — Implementation Period Negotiating Objectives: Erasmus+	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2020	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — New Clause 6 — Future Relationship with the European Union — Parliamentary Approval	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jan 2020	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — New Clause 34 — Settled Status: Right to Appeal	tellaye	aye	Teller
6 Jan 2020	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
6 Jan 2020	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union),
6 Jan 2020	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland),
House	Date	Subject	Alistair Carmichael	LDem Vote	Rôle
21 Aug 2019	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
7 Feb 2019	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
Commons	19 Nov 2018	Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for 2019-20 and 2020-21	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Sep 2018	Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Sep 2018	Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill — New Clause 2 — Entering or Remaining in a Designated Area Overseas	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	10 Jul 2018	Cross-party Government of National Unity	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Feb 2018	Space Industry Bill — Clause 68 — Regulations — Role of MPs in Parliament — Reports — Consultation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Jan 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 11 — Rescinding of Notification of Withdrawal if no House of Commons Resolution Approving Either a Withdrawal Agreement or Withdrawal Without Agreement	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2017	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 19 — Referendum on Withdrawal Agreement	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2017	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Retention of Laws Required by the UK's Membership of the Single Market	tellaye	aye	Teller
16 Jun 2017	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland),
16 Jun 2017	Became Liberal Democrat Chief Whip,
16 Jun 2017	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
House	Date	Subject	Alistair Carmichael	LDem Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
Commons	27 Mar 2017	Bus Services Bill — Report on Provision of Concessionary Bus Travel to Apprentices Aged 16 to 18	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Report on Referendum to Ratify the UK's New Relationship with the EU	tellaye	aye	Teller
31 Oct 2016	Became Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
Commons	9 Feb 2016	Opposition Day — Housing: Long-Term Plan — Ten New Garden Cities	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Dec 2015	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — New Clause 7 — English National Park Authorities: Powers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Oct 2015	Human Rights (Joint Committee): Nomination of Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	unknown	Unknown
29 Jul 2015	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
8 May 2015	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Scotland,
House	Date	Subject	Alistair Carmichael	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Feb 2015	Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2014	Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — New Clause 2 — Pubs Code: Market Rent Only Option for Tenants of Large Pub-Owning Businesses	minority	aye	Rebel
7 Oct 2013	Became The Secretary of State for Scotland,
7 Oct 2013	Stopped being Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons),
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
12 May 2010	Became Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland),
House	Date	Subject	Alistair Carmichael	LDem Vote	Rôle
12 Apr 2010	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland),
Commons	9 Feb 2010	Bill Presented — Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Money) (No. 3)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 May 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 16 — Rates and rebates from September 2009	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
1 Jun 2008	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland),
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
28 Jan 2008	Became Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
18 Oct 2007	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland),
18 Oct 2007	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport),
22 May 2006	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
3 Mar 2006	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport),
2 Mar 2006	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
12 Jul 2005	Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons	5 Jul 2005	Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Timetable	tellno	no	Teller
10 May 2005	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
10 May 2005	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change),
House	Date	Subject	Alistair Carmichael	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No.2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2004	New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 22 — Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Feb 2004	School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2003	Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees — PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2003	Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2003	Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Rate of Duty on Spirits	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Smoking (Restaurants) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Disclosing protected information about adults	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2002	Proceeds of Crime Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 447 — Orders and regulations	tellaye	aye	Teller
26 Feb 2002	Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
5 Nov 2001	Became Member, International Development Committee
16 Jul 2001	Became Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
10 May 2001	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change),

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
18%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
74%	Academy Schools - for
17%	Action to prevent domestic violence
8%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
36%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
8%	Asylum System - More strict
1%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Ban fox hunting
16%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
75%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
26%	Business and community control of schools: For
83%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
85%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
0%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
20%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
31%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
33%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
76%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76%	European Union Integration - For
85%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
8%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
71%	Fixed Term Parliaments
94%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
20%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
84%	Fully Elected House of Lords
74%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
61%	Further devolution to Scotland
53%	Further devolution to Wales
48%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
81%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
98%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
60%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
78%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
96%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
69%	HS2 - In Favour
75%	Human Rights and Equality
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
0%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
85%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
62%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
96%	Increase VAT
92%	Inheritance Tax
1%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
77%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
28%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
2%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
14%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
54%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
30%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
90%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13%	Mansion Tax
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
62%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
2%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
22%	Minumum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
75%	More funds for social care
47%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
44%	More powers for local councils
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
64%	No detention without charge or trial
7%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
9%	Nuclear power - For
64%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
30%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
92%	Police and Crime Commissioners
7%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
93%	Post office closures - against
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
84%	Privatise Royal Mail
84%	Promote Occupational Pensions
78%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
24%	Rail Fares - Lower
30%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
10%	Reduce capital gains tax
75%	Reduce central funding for local government
58%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
62%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
62%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
55%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71%	Register of Lobbyists
25%	Regulate letting agent fees
13%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
87%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
86%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
84%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
90%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
82%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
83%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
92%	Same Sex Marriage - for
70%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
38%	Smoking ban - In favour
32%	State control of bus services
80%	Stop climate change
17%	Stronger Military Covenant
60%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
50%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
6%	Tougher on illegal immigration
22%	Trade Union Regulation
26%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
29%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93%	University education fees - Should be free
39%	University Tuition Fees - For
69%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
36%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Alistair Carmichael MP, Orkney and Shetland (10785)

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