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Mr Mark Francois vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 841 different votes 864 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
15 Aye 17 No
Trade 13% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
59 Aye 26 No
Migration 4% aligned 85 shared votes
25 Aye 60 No
14 Aye 24 No
Housing 3% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 87 shared votes
39 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 29 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
29 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 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
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,600
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,388
1,638 eligible divisions
744
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
740
53.3 % of votes cast
856
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
648
46.7 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

109
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
89
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
338
+203.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Contributions
104
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 285 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
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