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Richard Burgon vs Mr Mark Francois

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

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Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,316 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,257 different votes 1,316 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
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 6% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 173 shared votes
61 Aye 112 No
17 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 21 No
Education 4% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 116 shared votes
58 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 17 No
Energy 0% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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