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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. — 63rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- 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)
- 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)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Drugs Bill Committee (6 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (8 Feb 2010)
“What progress is the Under-Secretary, the hon. Member for Hackney, South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier), making in addressing small boat owners' concerns about the proposals in the e-Borders programme to require them to file journey plans when moving between the UK mainland and Northern Ireland? Why are they necessary when people entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland will not...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Criminal Justice and Policing (Devolution) (3 Feb 2010) has video
“May I, too, endorse the efforts of the Secretary of State and the Minister of State in recent days in relation to the talks? I endorse also what the Secretary of State says about the importance of trust and faith. Does he believe that he would have been able to engender that trust and faith and perform the role that he has if he had been caught out trying to construct a pan-Unionist alliance?”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Broadcasting: Scotland (26 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment has been made of the effect of digital switchover of radio on local and community commercial radio stations in Scotland; and if his Department will take steps to ensure the continuing financial viability of such stations after switchover.”
More of Alistair Carmichael's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 62 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 107 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 66% 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.
- 29 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alistair Carmichael speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 471 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,372 (315th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £18,928 (363rd) | £19,842 (271st) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £17,490 (75th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,962 (178th) | £28,462 (20th) | £22,687 (166th) | £24,465 | £19,191 (joint 193rd with 1 other) | £18,785 (joint 260th with 1 other) | £18,229 (joint 208th with 4 others) | £23,723 (92nd) |
| Staffing costs | £76,696 (589th) | £77,256 (564th) | £79,836 (451st) | £73,727 | £70,482 (313th) | £71,636 (138th) | £64,111 (338th) | £48,806 (223rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,174 (547th) | £4,017 (505th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £30,544 (3rd)3 | £31,724 (3rd)2 | £29,226 (4th)1 | £38,559 | £28,690 (9th) | £25,479 (23rd) | £27,366 (10th) | £19,507 (19th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £178 (293rd) | £3,398 (7th) | £787 (160th) | £2,186 | £656 (247th) | £1,708 (78th) | £2,671 (25th) | £5,602 (3rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,331 (joint 92nd with 1 other) | £2,740 (39th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £3,421 (2nd) | £2,979 (7th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,975 (377th) | £273 (599th) | £354 (joint 587th with 2 others) | £136 | £485 (513th) | £547 (485th) | £261 (624th) | £1,908 (joint 82nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,160 (joint 541st with 1 other) | £1,230 (548th) | £784 | £1,464 (498th) | £1,651 (475th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,098 (496th) | £954 (joint 482nd with 3 others) | £324 | £1,366 (615th) | £1,351 (605th) | £1,351 (589th) | £1,042 (552nd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,650 (223rd) | £176,190 (3rd) | £157,184 (33rd) | £161,815 | £141,262 (59th) | £140,999 (29th) | £133,711 (16th) | £118,078 (4th) |
2 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).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (404th). Rail £1,843 (368th). Air £25,569 (2nd). Misc £1,186 (26th). Other: Air £34 (45th). European £232 (128th).
1 Car £1,400 (499th). Rail £2,996 (266th). Air £24,721 (2nd). Other £109 (54th).