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Mr Mark Francois vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 295 different votes 302 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
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 71 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
590 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
268
52.7% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
241
47.3% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.8% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+45.2 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Appearances
66
-15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
363
+220.3 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
83
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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