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Mr Mark Francois vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Sarah Bool voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 0 different votes 273 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
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
Participation
75.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 311 of 648
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
526 eligible divisions
731
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
42.7 % of votes cast
845
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
227
57.3 % of votes cast
36
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
Appearances
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 648
266
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648
Contributions
87
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
2 registered categories
0
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
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
19 of 22 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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