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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
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

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

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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, Railways, Shipping, Royal Prerogative, Delivery Services

(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)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 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)
• Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Business of the House (2 Jul 2009)

“Will the Leader of the House read the Hansard report of yesterday's 30-minute debate in Westminster Hall on the Government's response to the Archer inquiry and the victims of contaminated blood products? A substantial number of hon. Members attended the debate, notwithstanding its short duration. Will she take that as evidence of the need for a proper debate in this Chamber that can be...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (2 Jul 2009) has video

“What steps is the Secretary of State taking to stop or at least mitigate the worst effects of the introduction of electronic sheep tagging, which will have a disastrous effect on the farmers and crofters in my constituency? NFU Scotland is seeking a face-to-face meeting with Commissioner Vassiliou. Will the Secretary of State use his office to get NFU Scotland that meeting, so that it can put...”

Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 8 — Enforcement (1 Jul 2009)

“May I refer the Minister to the words of Lord Bingham when he gave evidence to the Joint Committee on parliamentary privilege in 1998? He said: "The term 'privilege' is, I think, plainly unfortunate, although hallowed by long usage. It wrongly suggests some perk or special right or dignity, which certain office-holders enjoy, when attention should be concentrated on the limited exemption from...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 52 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 104 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, 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.
• 28 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alistair Carmichael speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 450 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.

^* 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).