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Mr Mark Francois vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Catherine West voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,215 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,173 different votes 1,215 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 26 No
Trade 7% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
62 Aye 27 No
Migration 3% aligned 89 shared votes
26 Aye 63 No
60 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 177 shared votes
112 Aye 65 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 29 No
Benefits 0% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 15 No
Energy 0% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 345 of 649
1,599
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,729
2,354 eligible divisions
743
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
54.4 % of votes cast
856
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
789
45.6 % of votes cast
36
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Appearances
42
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
336
+202.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
Contributions
72
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
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