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Mr Mark Francois vs Barry Gardiner

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

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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford
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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,123 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,072 different votes 1,123 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
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 8% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
59 Aye 98 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 157 shared votes
96 Aye 61 No
9 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
52 Aye 17 No
Migration 4% aligned 69 shared votes
16 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 19 No
Benefits 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 18 No
Energy 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 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 466 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
363
+219.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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