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Gill German vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North
vs
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Gill German and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 251 different votes 253 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
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 650
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 650
412
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,595
2,350 eligible divisions
196
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.5 % of votes cast
216
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
853
53.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

17
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
105
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
18
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
315
+187.4 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,075
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£150,075
34 % 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 61 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 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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