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Mr Mark Francois vs Matt Bishop

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
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Matt Bishop voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 190 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 189 different votes 190 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
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 648
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
300
526 eligible divisions
731
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
139
46.3 % of votes cast
845
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
161
53.7 % 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
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 648
266
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648
Contributions
37
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
Defence
18 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Tax
77 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API