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Catherine West vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,218 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,176 different votes 1,218 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 31 No
Trade 7% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 64 No
Migration 3% aligned 90 shared votes
63 Aye 27 No
112 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 177 shared votes
60 Aye 117 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 15 No
Energy 0% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
943
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
790
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
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
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
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