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Mr Mark Francois vs James Murray

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford
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James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and James Murray voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 768 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 746 different votes 768 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
15 Aye 13 No
Trade 14% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
57 Aye 26 No
Migration 4% aligned 83 shared votes
25 Aye 58 No
13 Aye 23 No
Housing 3% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
45 Aye 79 No
Tax 2% aligned 124 shared votes
77 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 81 shared votes
36 Aye 45 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 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
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
1,600
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
1,638 eligible divisions
744
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
53.5 % of votes cast
856
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
558
46.5 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

109
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
71
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
338
+203.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Contributions
620
+485.5 vs Commons average
Rank 10 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
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
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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
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