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Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney & Shetland
- Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 6,627 votes. — 61st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alistair Carmichael voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Members' Allowances Committee (since 10 Feb 2009)
- Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (since 18 Apr 2008)
- Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (since 29 Jan 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Treasury, Home Department, Trade and Industry, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Crown Estate, Departmental Postal Services, Railways, Shipping, Royal Prerogative
(based on written questions asked by Alistair Carmichael and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Extradition Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (12 Nov 2009)
“In the coming weeks, many of my constituents will be using mail order companies and the internet to buy Christmas presents that are not locally obtainable in the isles. They will find, however, that mail order companies will either not deliver to island communities or do so only at an exceptionally high surcharge. Will the Government take this problem seriously, and take action to ensure that...”
More of Alistair Carmichael's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 99 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 30 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alistair Carmichael speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 459 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
24-27 September 2008, to Oslo and Stavanger, Norway, with members of the All-Party British-Norwegian Group, as a guest of the Norwegian Government who met the costs of the visit. (Registered 29 October 2008)
25-27 March 2009, during an otherwise non-registrable visit to South Korea, I travelled to Tokyo to do some campaigning work for Amnesty International. My hotel, food and all living costs in Tokyo were paid by Amnesty International. (Registered 16 April 2009)
Name of donor: Faroese Government
Address of donor: Representation of the Faroes to London, 55 Sloane St, London SW1X 9SR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): all costs of the visit, £900
Destination of visit: Faroe Islands
Date of visit: 17-20 August 2009
Purpose of visit: as a member of the All-Party Faroe Islands Group, I travelled to the islands to meet with Faroese parliamentarians and government bodies.
(Registered 16 September 2009)
Name of donor: Amnesty International
Address of donor: Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,500
Destination of visit: Washington DC and Georgia, USA
Date of visit: 24-30 September 2009
Purpose of visit: In my role as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Abolition of the Death Penalty I assisted Amnesty International with USA campaigning, meeting US parliamentarians and representatives.
(Registered 4 November 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £18,928 (363rd) | £19,842 (271st) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £17,490 (75th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £28,462 (20th) | £22,687 (166th) | £24,465 | £19,191 (joint 193rd) | £18,785 (joint 260th) | £18,229 (joint 208th) | £23,723 (92nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,256 (564th) | £79,836 (451st) | £73,727 | £70,482 (313th) | £71,636 (138th) | £64,111 (338th) | £48,806 (223rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,017 (505th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £31,724 (3rd)* | £29,226 (4th)** | £38,559 | £28,690 (9th) | £25,479 (23rd) | £27,366 (10th) | £19,507 (19th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £3,398 (7th) | £787 (160th) | £2,186 | £656 (247th) | £1,708 (78th) | £2,671 (25th) | £5,602 (3rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,740 (39th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £2,979 (7th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £273 (599th) | £354 (joint 587th) | £136 | £485 (513th) | £547 (485th) | £261 (624th) | £1,908 (joint 82nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,160 (joint 541st) | £1,230 (548th) | £784 | £1,464 (498th) | £1,651 (475th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,098 (496th) | £954 (joint 482nd) | £324 | £1,366 (615th) | £1,351 (605th) | £1,351 (589th) | £1,042 (552nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £176,190 (3rd) | £157,184 (33rd) | £161,815 | £141,262 (59th) | £140,999 (29th) | £133,711 (16th) | £118,078 (4th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £3,155 (281st). Air £26,051 (2nd). Misc £142 (139th). Other: Rail £39 (165th). Air £88 (45th). European £569 (96th).
** Car £1,400 (499th). Rail £2,996 (266th). Air £24,721 (2nd). Other £109 (54th).