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Mr Mark Francois vs Charlie Dewhirst

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 Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 0 different votes 276 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 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
29 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
29 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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 466 of 649
Participation
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
381
575 eligible divisions
744
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.6 % of votes cast
858
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
215
56.4 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Education
40 of 50 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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