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Mr Louie French vs Nigel Farage

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
vs
Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Nigel Farage voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

116 same votes 2 different votes 118 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
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Housing 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

81.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 648
Participation
32.3 %
41 % below average
Rank 637 of 648
961
1,182 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
526 eligible divisions
480
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
481
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
4 years, 6 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 648
156
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Migration
126 of 134 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Trade
25 of 27 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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