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Mr Louie French vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 595 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 421 different votes 595 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
9 Aye 20 No
Education 76% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 57 No
Tax 64% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
3 Aye 11 No
Defence 36% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
58 Aye 30 No
Migration 3% aligned 88 shared votes
27 Aye 61 No
6 Aye 18 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
988
1,231 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
497
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
491
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 8 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Appearances
68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
69
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
127 of 136 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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