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Sarah Edwards vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 246 different votes 248 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
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 17 No
Migration 4% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
26 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
26 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 648
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
441
695 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
256
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
185
42.0 % 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
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 648
Appearances
96
+35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648
59
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 648
Contributions
274
+164.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Tax
94 of 135 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Migration
33 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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