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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 334 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 328 different votes 334 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
26 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 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 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.0%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
1,644
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
766
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
878
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

148
+53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
441
+276.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
4
3 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 212 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
75 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 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
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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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