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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Zöe Franklin

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

Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
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Photograph of Zöe Franklin
Zöe Franklin
LD Guildford

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Zöe Franklin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 0 different votes 212 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
23 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
341
526 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
51.0 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
167
49.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
70
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
110
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£139,207
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£139,207
38 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API