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Mr Mark Francois vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 306 different votes 312 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
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 7 No
Migration 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

127
+45.2 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Appearances
99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
363
+220.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
407
+264.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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