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Mr Mark Francois vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 205 different votes 207 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

67.8%
4% below average
Rank 455 of 649
Participation
61.2%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,605
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
582 eligible divisions
745
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
158
44.4% of votes cast
860
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
198
55.6% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
22
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
358
+218.6 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
30
-109.4 vs Commons average
Rank 569 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% 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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API