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Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland
- Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- 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 very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Home Department, Treasury, 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 2)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Extradition Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (12 out of 19)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (24 out of 39)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (6 Mar 2013)
“claimed to move the closure ( Standing Order No. 36.) The House proceeded to a Division.”
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: The Economy (6 Dec 2011)
“On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance. Is there any means by which tomorrow’s record can record that the sort of meaningless gesture that we have just seen is as good as it gets?”
- Deferred Divisions (18 Jul 2011)
“claimed to move the closure ( Standing Order No. 36).”
More of Alistair Carmichael's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 482 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 (590th) | £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)1 | £31,724 (3rd)2 | £29,226 (4th)3 | £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 (226th) | £176,190 (3rd) | £157,184 (33rd) | £161,815 | £141,262 (59th) | £140,999 (29th) | £133,711 (16th) | £118,078 (4th) |
1 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).
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 Car £1,400 (499th). Rail £2,996 (266th). Air £24,721 (2nd). Other £109 (54th).