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Helen Hayes vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,301 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,250 different votes 1,301 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
15 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 62 No
Migration 3% aligned 89 shared votes
61 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 14 No
Energy 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 648
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
1,838
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
1,022
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
816
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648
Appearances
95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Contributions
266
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Transport
77 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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