Mr Alistair Carmichael
MP since 7 Jun 2001
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The Rt Hon Mr Alistair Carmichael is the Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001.
1549
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
7,807
Majority
55.1%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 20,688 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
22
Written Questions
27
Oral Questions
157
Debates Spoken In⚑
272
Speeches⚑
300
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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2 AYEPlanning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 9 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 9 Jun 2025
2 AYE1 NOProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 4 Jun 2025
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 4 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10
16 May 2025
2 AYE2 NOData (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
4 votes · 14 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
4 votes · 14 May 2025
2 AYEPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Apr 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Apr 2025
1 AYE1 NOFootball Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
Football Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
2 AYEBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 24 Apr 2025
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 24 Apr 2025
2 AYE1 NOOpposition Day
3 votes · 23 Apr 2025
Opposition Day
3 votes · 23 Apr 2025
Financial Interests(5)
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- Member of the Advisory Board of the House Magazine
- From
- 12 May 2021.
- Payer
- Dods Group Ltd, 11th Floor, The Shard, 32 London Bridge St, London SE1 9SG
Registered 22 September 2021
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
10 November 2021
Rental income: from 10 November 2021
Rental income details: income paid to my father
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Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
10 November 2021 Rental income: from 10 November 2021 Rental income details: income paid to my father
- Type of land/property
- Agricultural land (Farmland including farm buildings and one house let as holiday accommodation, managed through Coillabus Farms)
- Location
- Islay, Argyll
- Interest held
- from 10 November 2021
- Rental income
- from 10 November 2021
- Rental income details
- income paid to my father
Registered 16 November 2021; updated 29 July 2024
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
24 October 2021
A firm which manages two farms and the letting of self-catering holiday accommodation on Islay.
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
24 October 2021
A firm which manages two farms and the letting of self-catering holiday accommodation on Islay.
- Name of company or organisation
- Coillabus Farms
- Nature of business
- A firm which manages two farms and the letting of self-catering holiday accommodation on Islay.
- Interest held
- from 24 October 2021
Registered 16 November 2021
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 22 September 2017
Registered 12 October 2017
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 24 October 2021
Registered 16 November 2021
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament
What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the Scotti
What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the Scottish fishing industry.
To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Co
To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Committee is taking to ensure the safe conduct of elections planned for May 2021 during the covid-19 outbreak.
What steps he has taken to help maintain trade flows between Great Britain and Northern Ireland sinc
What steps he has taken to help maintain trade flows between Great Britain and Northern Ireland since 31 December 2020.
What steps she is taking to ensure that people can enrol their biometric data while covid-19 restric
What steps she is taking to ensure that people can enrol their biometric data while covid-19 restrictions are in place.
What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of the end of th
What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of the end of the transition period on the rule of law.
What steps he is taking to ensure the equitable treatment of freedom of information requests by his
What steps he is taking to ensure the equitable treatment of freedom of information requests by his Department.
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of mass covid-19 testing on reducing the rate of tr
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of mass covid-19 testing on reducing the rate of transmission of that virus.
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and Scottish Government Ministers on a four-nati
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and Scottish Government Ministers on a four-nations approach to tackling the covid-19 outbreak over Christmas 2020.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 November.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 November.
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on bringing forward legislative proposals to reg
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on bringing forward legislative proposals to regulate the use of facial recognition technology as evidence.
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