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Mr Mark Francois vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 513 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 135 different votes 513 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 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 48 No
Tax 87% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 31% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 4 No
Transport 57% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 8 No
Migration 58% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 17 No
Defence 60% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 467 of 649
Participation
45.6 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 649
1,599
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,636 eligible divisions
743
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
856
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
36
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Appearances
170
+94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
336
+202.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
Contributions
192
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye
No
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Committee Stage: Amendment 5 15 Jan 2024
Benefits Environment / Climate Trade
Aye
Aye
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 81 17 Oct 2023
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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