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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 1,240 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,186 different votes 1,240 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
29 Aye 26 No
Trade 7% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 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
27 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 15 No
Energy 0% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

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
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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
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