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Mr Mark Francois vs Derek Twigg

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford
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Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Derek Twigg voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 998 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 942 different votes 998 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
21 Aye 12 No
Trade 12% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
41 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 137 shared votes
95 Aye 42 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
44 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 82 shared votes
40 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 16 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Energy 0% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
58.0%
15% below average
Rank 587 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
793
57.6% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
584
42.4% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
363
+219.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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