Mr Alistair Carmichael

Mr Alistair Carmichael is the longest serving 5% of MPs and longest serving 5% of Liberal Democrat MPs, having been first elected in June 2001. He cast 323 votes from 628 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 51%, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 10% of Liberal Democrat MPs by votes cast. He made 383 debate contributions across 224 debates, ranking him in the top 25% of MPs by debate participation, and ranks far higher for debate contributions than for voting. His top debate topics were Trade & Industry, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Food & Agriculture, while his top voting topics were Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

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.