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Mr Mark Francois vs Emily Darlington

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 Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Emily Darlington voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 288 different votes 289 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
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 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
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 42 of 649
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
744
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
270
53.3 % of votes cast
858
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
237
46.7 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
90
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 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
£124,936
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,936
45 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
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