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Mr Mark Francois vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

259 same votes 0 different votes 259 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
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
744
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
858
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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