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Rachel Blake vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 271 different votes 275 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 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 1% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,594
2,349 eligible divisions
241
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.5 % of votes cast
230
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
852
53.5 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % 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

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API