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James McMurdock vs Mr Mark Francois

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 153 shared comparable votes.

151 same votes 2 different votes 153 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
17 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
Participation
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.4% 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

28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Appearances
129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Contributions
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API