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Mr Mark Francois vs Mr Paul Kohler

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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Photograph of Mr Paul Kohler
Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Mr Paul Kohler voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

154 same votes 33 different votes 187 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 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 33 No
Tax 94% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 563 of 648
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
325
526 eligible divisions
731
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
165
50.8 % of votes cast
845
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
160
49.2 % of votes cast
36
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
4.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 648
Appearances
72
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 648
266
+158.1 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 648
Contributions
138
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,138
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,138
35 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Education
42 of 49 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#4
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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