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Mr Mark Francois vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 570 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 552 different votes 570 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
16 Aye 13 No
Trade 14% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 45 No
Tax 6% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 66 shared votes
26 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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
53.5 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 649
1,600
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
877
1,638 eligible divisions
744
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
482
55.0 % of votes cast
856
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.0 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % 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

109
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
13
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
338
+203.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Contributions
24
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % 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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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