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Kerry McCarthy vs Zöe Franklin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Zöe Franklin
Zöe Franklin
LD Guildford

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Zöe Franklin voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 237 different votes 291 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
45 Aye 21 No
Tax 5% aligned 66 shared votes
24 Aye 42 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
367
575 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
52.3 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
175
47.7 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Contributions
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£139,207
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£139,207
38 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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