Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, since 7 June 2001
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.
Scorecard
Voting record
590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
1. 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)
Payment: £750
Received on: 29 September 2025. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 30 September 2025)
6. 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
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)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
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)
8. Miscellaneous
An unpaid partner in Coillabus Farms.
Date interest arose: 24 October 2021
(Registered 16 November 2021)
Unremunerated Director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding.
Date interest arose: 22 September 2017
(Registered 12 October 2017)
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Debates
1485 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- English Whisky: Single Malt Definition
- Falkland Islands: Sovereignty
- Bluetongue Virus in Livestock
- Jackdaw and Rosebank Oil and Gas Fields
- Rewiring the State
- Direction of Government
- Engagements
- Topical Questions
- Iran Conflict: Ceasefire
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Money declared to them
No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.
Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →
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