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Samantha Dixon vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 340 different votes 344 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
27 Aye 33 No
Tax 3% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 32 No
Migration 2% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 648
Appearances
95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
139
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 648
Contributions
266
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
0
0 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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Trade
17 of 20 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
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