Orkney and Shetland
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat, MP since 2001
Claimed in 2024-25
£319,374
30th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£216,297
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£36,337
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£14,797
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£51,943
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 34,236 electors
£9.33
Outside money on the register
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)
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)
(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)
Miscellaneous
- Unremunerated Director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding. Date interest arose: 22 September 2017 (Registered 12 October 2017)
- An unpaid partner in Coillabus Farms. Date interest arose: 24 October 2021 (Registered 16 November 2021)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.