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Mr Mark Francois vs Michael Payne

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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Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Michael Payne voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 269 different votes 270 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
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 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

67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
744
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
858
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

119
+41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 649
Appearances
25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
353
+214.6 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
28
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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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