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David Reed vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

David Reed and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

249 same votes 0 different votes 249 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

122
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Appearances
131
+46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
181
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Contributions
369
+221.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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