Alistair Carmichael is the longest-serving Liberal Democrat MP currently in parliament, having been first elected in June 2001, and represents Orkney and Shetland. He has cast 270 votes from 537 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 50.28%, while contributing 291 times across 170 debates and ranking 155th overall in debate contributions. His debate activity is notably stronger than his voting participation, with a significant divergence between these two measures of parliamentary engagement. His primary debate topics have focused on Trade & Industry, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Food & Agriculture, while his voting has concentrated on Employment & Workers Rights, Parliamentary Procedure, and Taxation.

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