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Mr Mark Francois vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 0 different votes 274 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
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
12 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
12 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
590 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.4% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
240
53.6% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
146
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
290
+144.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
101 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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