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

Liberal Democrat
11,392 votes55.1%
Scottish National Party
3,585 votes17.3%
Scottish Green Party
2,046 votes9.9%
Reform UK
1,586 votes7.7%
Labour
1,493 votes7.2%
Conservative
586 votes2.8%

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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1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

1 AYE2 NO

Employment Rights Bill

3 votes · 8 Dec 2025

4 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

4 votes · 3 Dec 2025

3 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 25 Nov 2025

Financial Interests(5)

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

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.

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

Date interest arose
22 September 2017

Registered 12 October 2017

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
24 October 2021

Registered 16 November 2021

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament

RIGHTS OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TO PRESCRIBE AND DISPENSE MEDICINES

26 signatures

That this House regrets the written statement made by the Department of Trade and Industry on 9th July in response to the Competition Commission's report into supply of prescription-only medicines published on 11th April; notes that at present only 400 veterinary practices in the

16 Jul 2003

KENNY RICHEY

134 signatures

That this House notes the recent decision by the Home Office to grant Kenny Richey British citizenship; further notes that Mr Richey has spent 16 years on death row in the State of Ohio for the alleged murder of a two-year-old girl killed in a fire at her mother's apartment; note

15 Jul 2003

ENSURING SOCIAL STANDARDS ON BRITISH SHIPS

39 signatures

That this House regrets that the Government has dropped proposals to amend Section 9 of the Race Relations Act; further notes that this would have made it illegal for shipowners to discriminate on the pay of seafarers from different countries serving on United Kingdom-flagged shi

13 Jun 2003

EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE OF GAUDIE - ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPER

5 signatures

That this House notes with concern attempts by Aberdeen University Students' Association to influence the tradition of editorial independence of Gaudie, the university newspaper, which is the oldest in Scotland, by removing the power of appointment of the paper's editor from the

19 May 2003

REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR FISH STOCKS

22 signatures

That this House notes that despite it now being more than three months since the EU Fisheries Council decided to establish regional advisory councils to manage fish stocks, there are still no concrete proposals for the constitution of these councils; contrary to the dilatory appr

1 Apr 2003

DRAMBUIE COMPETITION

15 signatures

That this House condemns the decision of Drambuie International Limited to restrict entry to its 'Drambuie on Ice' competition to residents of the United Kingdom mainland only, thus excluding residents in the country's island communities; notes that this is despite the reliance o

21 Oct 2002

HUNTING VOTES AND SCOTTISH HONOURABLE MEMBERS

3 signatures

leave out from 'urges' to end and add 'notes further that this is no different from the participation by the honourable Member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale in the division on 12th March on the motion on the Quality of Life in London and the South East England.'.

21 Mar 2002

MARITIME SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

50 signatures

That this House believes that as an island nation Britain needs maritime skills and expertise; that the United Kingdom at present faces a critical shortage of recruits into the maritime industry and as a result there is an over-reliance upon flag of convenience shipping which bri

11 Mar 2002

CHILDCARE AND THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

12 signatures

leave out from 'House' to 'recognises' in line 4.

13 Dec 2001

SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND

25 signatures

That this House welcomes the appointment of Mrs Elish Angiolini as Solicitor General for Scotland; notes that Mrs Angiolini is the first women, the first Procurator Fiscal and the first enrolled solicitor to be appointed to this office; sends its best wishes to Mrs Angiolini and

28 Nov 2001

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