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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
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Michael Payne voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 286 different votes 287 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
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
1,634
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
619 eligible divisions
764
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.6% of votes cast
870
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.4% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
416
+262.6 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
27
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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 212 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Trade
75 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
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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