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Mr Mark Francois vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford
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Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,448 shared comparable votes.

1,437 same votes 11 different votes 1,448 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
72 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 201 shared votes
72 Aye 129 No
67 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
67 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 38 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
14 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 29 No
Migration 98% aligned 97 shared votes
68 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
67 Aye 128 No
Tax 99% aligned 195 shared votes
69 Aye 126 No
72 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 201 shared votes
72 Aye 129 No
67 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
67 Aye 62 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: Government Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 31, 35 & 36 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
No rebel
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 4 Nov 2020
No rebel
No
Finance Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 20 1 Jul 2020
Tax
Aye rebel
No
Finance Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 1 1 Jul 2020
Tax
Aye rebel
No
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
No rebel
United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union 29 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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 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 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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