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Mr Mark Francois vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 958 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 896 different votes 958 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
10 Aye 14 No
Energy 29% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
44 Aye 107 No
Tax 21% aligned 151 shared votes
102 Aye 49 No
3 Aye 4 No
Housing 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 14% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 20 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% 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
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
363
+219.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 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
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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