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Mr Mark Francois vs Stephen Doughty

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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Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 1,058 different votes 1,114 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
25 Aye 27 No
Trade 8% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 11 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 17 No
Benefits 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
79
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
363
+219.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
349
+205.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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
177 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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