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Mr Mark Francois vs Lee Barron

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 Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Lee Barron voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 250 different votes 252 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

67.8%
4% below average
Rank 455 of 649
Participation
75.6%
4% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,605
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
582 eligible divisions
745
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.6% of votes cast
860
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
235
53.4% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
40
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
358
+218.6 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
43
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 527 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Education
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API