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Mr Mark Francois vs Gareth 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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,136 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 1,090 different votes 1,136 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
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 7% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
59 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 175 shared votes
114 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 19 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

129
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
366
+220.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Contributions
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
No
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No
Aye
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye
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