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Mr Mark Francois vs Rebecca Paul

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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Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 0 different votes 286 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
23 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
152
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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