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Kerry McCarthy vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,279 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,235 different votes 1,279 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
25 Aye 31 No
Trade 7% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 15 No
Energy 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 178 shared votes
64 Aye 114 No
Most different by topic
122 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 186 shared votes
64 Aye 122 No
24 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 467 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,354 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
743
46.5 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
856
53.5 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
336
+202.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
7
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
No
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No
Aye
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
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021, No 97) 10 Feb 2021
Aye
No
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
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