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Greg Smith vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,010 shared comparable votes.

1,000 same votes 10 different votes 1,010 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
53 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
53 Aye 83 No
55 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
55 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
Trade 90% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
62 Aye 28 No
Migration 98% aligned 90 shared votes
62 Aye 28 No
53 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
53 Aye 83 No
55 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
55 Aye 45 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
Participation
67.9%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 650
1,496
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,634
2,405 eligible divisions
731
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
764
46.8% of votes cast
765
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
870
53.2% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

227
+138.2 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Appearances
144
+55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
283
+128.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
420
+265.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 94 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No rebel
No
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Jan 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
No rebel
No
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill: Report stage: Amendment 1 10 Mar 2020
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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