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Mr Mark Francois vs Torsten Bell

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
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Torsten Bell voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

0 same votes 206 different votes 206 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 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 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
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
731
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
845
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % 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 175 of 648
266
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648
Contributions
408
+299.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Housing
52 of 66 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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 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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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