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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.

Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford
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Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
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 1,417 shared comparable votes.

1,406 same votes 11 different votes 1,417 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
66 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
66 Aye 62 No
34 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 37 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
14 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 29 No
Migration 98% aligned 96 shared votes
67 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
65 Aye 128 No
Tax 99% aligned 193 shared votes
67 Aye 126 No
72 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 201 shared votes
72 Aye 129 No
66 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
66 Aye 62 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
81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 648
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,887
2,312 eligible divisions
731
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
859
45.5 % of votes cast
845
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
54.5 % of votes cast
36
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
Appearances
83
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 648
266
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648
Contributions
148
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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