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Mr Mark Francois vs Mr Paul Foster

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford
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Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 274 different votes 282 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
590 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.0% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
240
50.0% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
48
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
363
+219.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
86
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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