MP for Orkney and Shetland
Alistair Carmichael is a Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, first elected in 2001. He currently serves on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and sits on the Commons Liaison Committee and the Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements, after a long career including several Liberal Democrat spokesperson roles.
He records 100% party loyalty and a voting attendance of 65%, with no rebel votes. He is positioned as a political centrist (around 48/100). In voting on key issues, he generally backs Universal Credit and NHS funding, generally opposes stricter immigration controls and Rwanda deportation, and shows a mix of positions on VAT, transgender rights, and prison sentencing; he tends to vote against expanding trade union powers.
Declares six financial interests across several categories, including miscellaneous items, employment and earnings (including ad hoc payments), land and property, and shareholdings.
Generated 21 February 2026
32 positions
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
Since Jun 2025
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Since Sept 2024
Prison Media Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
Jul 2022 - Sept 2024
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
Sept 2020 - Sept 2024
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
Sept 2020 - Jul 2022
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has almost always voted against trade union powers
has generally voted against nhs funding
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading