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Mr Mark Francois vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 153 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 151 different votes 153 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 2 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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

67.8%
4% below average
Rank 455 of 649
Participation
11.4%
60% below average
Rank 639 of 649
1,605
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
270
2,368 eligible divisions
745
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
118
43.7% of votes cast
860
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
152
56.3% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
28 years, 10 months
Since 6 Nov 1997

Debates

123
+43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
51
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
358
+218.6 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
224
+84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
25 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
20 of 71 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Education
24 of 96 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 47 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
15 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API