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Mr Mark Francois vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Jim Shannon voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,410 shared comparable votes.

1,135 same votes 275 different votes 1,410 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
20 Aye 18 No
Energy 97% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
69 Aye 128 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 197 shared votes
68 Aye 129 No
23 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
71 Aye 125 No
Tax 87% aligned 196 shared votes
86 Aye 110 No
20 Aye 39 No
Education 86% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 27 No
Benefits 43% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 23 No
Housing 62% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 64% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 64% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
55 Aye 25 No
Migration 64% aligned 80 shared votes
54 Aye 26 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
744
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
858
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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