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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 278 different votes 285 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 119 of 650
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 650
473
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,594
2,349 eligible divisions
234
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.5 % of votes cast
239
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
852
53.5 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
80
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
313
+187.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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