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Mr Mark Francois vs Zarah Sultana

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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Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Mr Mark Francois and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 773 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 711 different votes 773 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
11 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 23% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 23 No
Housing 17% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 17 No
Trade 13% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 12% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 82 shared votes
31 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
749
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
862
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
36
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

127
+45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
18
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
363
+220.3 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
20
-122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£242,339
7% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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