Voting Record — Mark Francois MP, Rayleigh and Wickford (10901)

Mark Francois is currently Member, Public Accounts Committee, Member, Defence Sub-Committee and Member, Defence Committee

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Con 20 votes out of 639, 3.1% 639 votes out of 1002, 63.8% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 13 votes out of 406, 3.2% 406 votes out of 463, 87.7% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 279, 0.0% 279 votes out of 467, 59.7% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 5 votes out of 996, 0.5% 996 votes out of 1239, 80.4% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectMark FrancoisCon VoteRôle
Commons17 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Jul 2023Delegated Legislation — Customs minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2023Northern Ireland minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityunknown Unknown
Commons7 Dec 2021Nationality and Borders Bill — New Clause 52 — Non-UK Service Personnel: Waiver of Fees minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 — Omicron Variant minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2021Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jun 2021House of Commons Proceedings During the Pandemic minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jun 2021Coronavirus Restrictions — Extension minorityaye Rebel
25 May 2021Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons27 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2021Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Trade Agreements and Genocide — Parliamentary Judicial Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Trade Agreements and Genocide — Parliamentary Judicial Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Parliamentary Approval of International Trade Agreements and Treaties — Genocide minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Jan 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Agreements with States Committing Genocide minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Dec 2020The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2020Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Communications Network Operators — High Risk Vendors — Access to Install Services minorityno Rebel
5 Mar 2020Became Member, Defence Sub-Committee
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Defence Committee
HouseDateSubjectMark FrancoisCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Defence Sub-Committee
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
Commons18 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc. minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Apr 2019Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019 minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Alternative Date for the UK Leaving the EU minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — New Clause 4 — Amendability of Motions minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019 minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister bothaye Rebel
Commons29 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Withdrawal — Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Mar 2019Foreign Affairs Committee — Membership Majorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jan 2019UK Participation In The EU Agency For Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) — EU Coordination and Cooperation in Policing and Justice minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jan 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
12 Sep 2017Became Member, Defence Sub-Committee
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Defence Committee
HouseDateSubjectMark FrancoisCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
17 Jul 2016Stopped being Minister of State (Communities and Local Government),
8 May 2015Became Minister of State (Communities and Local Government),
8 May 2015Stopped being The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence,
HouseDateSubjectMark FrancoisCon VoteRôle
Commons11 Mar 2015Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Feb 2015Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18 minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2015Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
22 Oct 2012Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
6 Sep 2012Became The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence,
6 Sep 2012Stopped being The Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household,
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
8 Mar 2011Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
17 Jan 2011Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
26 Jul 2010Became Member, Administration Committee
12 May 2010Became The Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household,
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Europe),
3 Jul 2007Became Shadow Minister (Europe),
3 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Paymaster General,
12 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
10 May 2005Became Shadow Paymaster General,
10 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury),
10 May 2004Became Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury),
10 May 2004Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
10 May 2002Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
16 Jul 2001Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
87% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94% Academy Schools - for
19% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
64% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
47% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
77% Asylum System - More strict
66% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0% Ban fox hunting
15% Bankers' Bonus Tax
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
76% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Closed Material Proceedure
87% Coalition Programme for Government - For
3% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
75% Cull Badgers
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
81% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
90% Employee Shareholder Status
48% Employment rights
69% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
20% Energy Prices - More Affordable
50% English Votes on English Laws etc.
85% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
25% European Union Integration - For
88% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
63% Fixed Term Parliaments
12% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
27% Fully Elected House of Lords
22% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
13% Further devolution to Scotland
16% Further devolution to Wales
57% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
17% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
79% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
41% Higher taxes on banks
50% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
17% Homosexuality - Equal rights
78% HS2 - In Favour
22% Human Rights and Equality
8% Identity cards - For introduction
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
81% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
94% Increase VAT
25% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
85% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
16% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
58% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
60% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
80% Mass Retention of Communications Data
51% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
100% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
26% Minimum Wage
16% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
36% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
39% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
53% Nuclear power - For
26% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
50% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100% Police and Crime Commissioners
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
25% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
79% Promote Occupational Pensions
15% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
72% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
31% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
91% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
65% Reduce capital gains tax
80% Reduce central funding for local government
84% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
84% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
78% Reducing the number of MPs - for
88% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
69% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
0% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
29% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
67% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
82% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
78% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
90% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
14% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
2% Right to strike
16% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
34% Same Sex Marriage - for
97% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
24% Smoking ban - In favour
32% State control of bus services
32% Stop climate change
30% Support current and former armed service members
59% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
25% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
93% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
65% Tougher on illegal immigration
84% Trade Unions - Restrict
74% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
43% Transparency of Parliament
93% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92% University education fees - Should be free
50% University Tuition Fees - For
95% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
28% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
21% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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