Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP
Liberal Democrat
Orkney and Shetland
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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.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,843
/ £93,904 annual
116 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Committee chair additional salary
£5,817
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee · 116 days
£5,817
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£35,660
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Orkney and Shetland
current
2005-05-05 → 2024-05-30
Orkney and Shetland
2001-06-07 → 2005-05-05
Orkney and Shetland
Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
2013-10-07 → 2015-05-08
Secretary of State for Scotland
2010-05-12 → 2013-10-07
Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
Opposition posts
2022-07-11 → 2024-09-18
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
2020-09-07 → 2024-09-18
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2020-09-07 → 2022-07-10
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2020-09-07 → 2024-09-18
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2020-01-06 → 2020-09-07
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2020-01-06 → 2020-09-07
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union)
2019-02-07 → 2019-08-21
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2017-06-16 → 2020-09-07
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip
2017-06-16 → 2020-01-06
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2015-07-29 → 2017-06-16
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2008-06-01 → 2010-04-12
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland)
2007-10-18 → 2010-05-06
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2006-03-03 → 2007-10-18
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
2005-05-10 → 2006-03-02
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2001-05-10 → 2005-05-10
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
Committee memberships
2008-01-28 → 2010-05-06
Scottish Affairs Committee
2001-07-16 → 2005-07-12
Scottish Affairs Committee
2001-11-05 → 2002-02-26
International Development Committee
2005-07-12 → 2006-05-22
Public Accounts Committee
2008-03-25 → 2010-05-06
Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
2008-05-01 → 2008-07-22
Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
2009-02-09 → 2010-05-06
Members' Allowances
2015-07-08 → 2016-10-17
Energy and Climate Change Committee
2016-10-31 → 2017-05-03
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2021-11-24 → 2021-12-01
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
2022-02-02 → 2022-02-09
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill
2024-05-15 → 2024-05-22
Prison Media Bill
2024-09-09 → present
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2024-12-04 → present
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2025-06-11 → present
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
carmichaela@parliament.uk
020 7219 8181 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8181 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
carmichaela@parliament.uk
01856 876541 · Orkney: 14 Palace Road , Kirkwall, KW15 1PA
01856 876541 · Orkney: 14 Palace Road , Kirkwall, KW15 1PA
Constituency office
carmichaela@parliament.uk
01595 690044 · Shetland: 171 Commercial Street, Lerwick, ZE1 0HX
01595 690044 · Shetland: 171 Commercial Street, Lerwick, ZE1 0HX
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Voting record (2026)
54 / 109
55 missed (50%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£15,058
50% of £29,843 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£47,383
50% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£553
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+22.9 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
17 Aye(15.6%)
37 No(33.9%)
55 didn't vote(50.5%)
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143
Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260–161
Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149
Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
380–7
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293–155
Pass
2026-04-20
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158
Pass
2026-04-20
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307–176
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292–162
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295–162
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280–161
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107
Pass
2026-03-10
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203–311
Fail
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181
Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84
Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161–272
Fail
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
279–90
Pass
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107
Pass
2026-02-04
Didn't vote
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116
Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104
Pass
2026-01-28
Didn't vote
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
294–108
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191–326
Fail
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347–184
Pass
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347–185
Pass
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344–182
Pass
2026-01-20
Didn't vote
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
319–127
Pass
2026-01-14
Didn't vote
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301–110
Pass
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote"
covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).