The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Mr Mark Francois vs Jas Athwal

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
vs
Photograph of Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal
Lab Ilford South

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Jas Athwal voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 286 different votes 287 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 106 of 649
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
575 eligible divisions
744
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
48.6 % of votes cast
858
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
250
51.4 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

119
+41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 649
Appearances
53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
353
+214.6 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
66
-72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£164,547
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,547
27 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
36 of 39 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API