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Mr Mark Francois vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 281 different votes 284 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.8%
5% below average
Rank 467 of 649
Participation
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
1,605
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
582 eligible divisions
745
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
53.3% of votes cast
860
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
227
46.7% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
75
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
358
+218.6 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
92
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
3
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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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