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Andy McDonald vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,217 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,164 different votes 1,217 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
26 Aye 26 No
Trade 8% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 15 No
Housing 6% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 173 shared votes
61 Aye 112 No
18 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 13 No
Energy 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
97
+36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
267
+158.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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