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Mr Mark Francois vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

255 same votes 0 different votes 255 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
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
128
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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