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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,065 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 1,013 different votes 1,065 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
10 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 7% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 173 shared votes
61 Aye 112 No
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
97
+36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
267
+158.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
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 Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
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