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Mr Mark Francois vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 0 different votes 253 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
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
Participation
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
731
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
845
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
36
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
Appearances
84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648
266
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648
Contributions
104
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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