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Mr Mark Francois vs Fred Thomas

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 Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Fred Thomas voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 216 different votes 217 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 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
70.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 648
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
370
526 eligible divisions
731
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
58.9 % of votes cast
845
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
152
41.1 % of votes cast
36
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 648
266
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648
Contributions
36
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£225,625
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,625
same as average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
20 of 22 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 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 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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