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Zöe Franklin vs Chris McDonald

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

Photograph of Zöe Franklin
Zöe Franklin
LD Guildford
vs
Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Zöe Franklin and Chris McDonald voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 225 different votes 275 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 39% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 42 No
Tax 5% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 649
367
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
575 eligible divisions
192
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.6 % of votes cast
175
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
95
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Contributions
408
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£139,207
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£139,207
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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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