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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 268 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 265 different votes 268 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
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 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
212
44.3% 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, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Appearances
129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Contributions
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649

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
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API