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Mr Mark Francois vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Ian Byrne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 770 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 742 different votes 770 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
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 13% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Housing 8% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 20 No
Benefits 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 28 No
Education 3% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 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
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

129
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
366
+220.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Contributions
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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