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Linsey Farnsworth vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 325 different votes 330 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 1% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

88.1%
16% above average
Rank 39 of 650
Participation
68.0%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
556
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,644
2,417 eligible divisions
285
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
766
46.6% of votes cast
271
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
878
53.4% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

86
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
148
+53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
146
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Contributions
441
+276.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4% below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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