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Mr Mark Francois vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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
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Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 0 different votes 308 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 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
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
265
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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