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Lee Barron vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Lee Barron and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 256 different votes 258 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 649
Participation
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
447
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
208
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
239
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
7
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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

£218,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£218,179
4% below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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