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Mr Mark Francois vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,079 shared comparable votes.

890 same votes 189 different votes 1,079 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
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
66 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 92% aligned 190 shared votes
67 Aye 123 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 22 No
Benefits 55% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 64% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 19 No
Defence 64% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 68% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 71% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
744
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
858
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
36
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
No
Aye
Safety of Rwanda Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10D 17 Apr 2024
No
Aye
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
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
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
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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