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Ashley Dalton vs Mr Mark Francois

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

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Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 290 different votes 298 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
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 4% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 32 No
Migration 2% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
577
913 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
275
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
302
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Trade
15 of 19 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
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
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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