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Mr Mark Francois 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 Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,103 shared comparable votes.

176 same votes 927 different votes 1,103 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
16 Aye 33 No
Education 55% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
45 Aye 106 No
Tax 31% aligned 151 shared votes
95 Aye 56 No
15 Aye 20 No
Defence 26% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 24% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
51 Aye 25 No
Migration 3% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
14 Aye 22 No
Benefits 3% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
59 Aye 113 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 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 465 of 649
Participation
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,604
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
744
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
57.4% of votes cast
860
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.6% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

120
+41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
Appearances
72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
354
+216.9 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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