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Chris Ward vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
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Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 241 different votes 243 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
421
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
219
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
202
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
230
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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

£203,111
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Transport
27 of 29 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
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
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
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