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Sir Mark Hendrick vs Mr Mark Francois

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston
vs
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Hendrick and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 964 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 922 different votes 964 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
22 Aye 31 No
Trade 9% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
108 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 169 shared votes
59 Aye 110 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

56.6 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 648
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
1,309
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
726
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
583
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 6 months
Since 23 Nov 2000
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

3
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 648
Appearances
95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
6
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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

£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£295,956
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
2
2 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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Defence
40 of 59 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Transport
58 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment 28 Jan 2026
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
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