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Mr Mark Francois vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Ruth Jones voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 834 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 811 different votes 834 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 16 No
Trade 13% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
58 Aye 21 No
Migration 4% aligned 79 shared votes
20 Aye 59 No
12 Aye 20 No
Housing 3% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 29 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
29 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 19 No
Benefits 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,600
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,321
1,692 eligible divisions
744
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
690
52.2 % of votes cast
856
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
631
47.8 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

109
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
47
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
338
+203.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Contributions
67
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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
No
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No
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