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Mr Mark Francois vs Sarah Coombes

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 Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 274 different votes 276 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
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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 467 of 649
Participation
80.6%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 649
1,605
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
582 eligible divisions
745
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.1% of votes cast
860
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.9% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
74
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
358
+218.6 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
93
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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