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Mr Mark Francois vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 256 different votes 258 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
1 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
30 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 221 of 648
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
526 eligible divisions
731
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
49.0 % of votes cast
845
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
214
51.0 % of votes cast
36
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
274
+164.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648
Contributions
58
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
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
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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