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Rebecca Smith vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 0 different votes 266 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
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

154
+69.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Appearances
131
+46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
276
+128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Contributions
369
+221.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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