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

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
Rayleigh and Wickford	6 May 2010	still in office	Con	1 vote out of 695, 0.1%	695 votes out of 799, 87.0%	0 times
Rayleigh	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	4 votes out of 907, 0.4%	907 votes out of 1288, 70.4%	0 times
Rayleigh	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	5 votes out of 970, 0.5%	970 votes out of 1246, 77.8%	132 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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House	Date	Subject	Mark Francois	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Europe), Foreign Affairs
House	Date	Subject	Mark Francois	Con Vote	Rôle
27 Jul 2009	Became Shadow Minister (Europe), Foreign Affairs
27 Jul 2009	Stopped being Shadow Minister for Europe, Foreign Affairs
19 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Minister for Europe, Foreign Affairs
19 Jan 2009	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Foreign Affairs
Commons	9 Jul 2008	Biometric registration of immigrants — Regulations	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
6 Jul 2007	Became Shadow Minister, Foreign Affairs
6 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Europe), Foreign Affairs
27 Mar 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Treasury
27 Mar 2007	Became Shadow Minister (Europe), Foreign Affairs
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
20 May 2005	Became Shadow Minister, Treasury
20 May 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs
House	Date	Subject	Mr Mark Francois	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	tellno	no	Teller
20 Oct 2004	Stopped being Assistant Chief Whip, Whips
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
9 Sep 2004	Became Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs
Commons	6 Jul 2004	Finance Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 7 — Application of sections 298 to 301	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2004	Personal Indebtedness and Savings	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2004	Personal Indebtedness and Savings	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2004	Postal Services — Calls for details of Exceptions Service — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jun 2004	Health Protection Agency Bill [Lords] (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
Commons	24 May 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 3 — Emergency Powers Committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 2 — Emergency Public Education And Training Board	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 1 — Emergency Volunteer Reserve	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2004	Child Trust Funds Bill — Clause 10 — Further Contributions by Inland Revenue	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2004	Child Trust Funds Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 May 2004	Housing Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
10 May 2004	Became Assistant Chief Whip, Whips
Commons	4 May 2004	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill — Schedule 1 — Substitution of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Apr 2004	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Schedule 3 — Court Security	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Apr 2004	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Clause 5 — Removal Or Suspension From Listed Judicial Offices	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2004	Employment Relations Bill — Clause 34 — Information and Consultation: Great Britain	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2004	Employment Relations Bill — Clause 34 — Information and Consultation: Great Britain	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2004	Employment Relations Bill — New Clause 2 — Intimidation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 2004	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 36. Construction industry scheme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill — New Clause 7 — Directions Relating to Particular Classes of Fires and Emergencies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill — New Clause 5 — Regional Management Structures	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill — New Clause 4 — Limitation on Power to Authorise Charging	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill — New Clause 1 — Fire And Rescue National Framework — Scrutiny	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Mar 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Clause 2 — Pilot Order	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Mar 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Clause 2 — Pilot Order	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Mar 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Clause 1 — Piloting Conduct at European and Local Elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Mar 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2004	Protection of Vulnerable Children	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — New Clause 8 — Initial decisions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Clause 11 — Unification of appeal system	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2004	Employment Relations Bill (Programme) (No.2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2004	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2004	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Feb 2004	Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill — Clause 15 — Abolition of levy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Feb 2004	Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill — Clause 8 — Exclusive licence	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2004	Scottish Constituencies (Members' Voting Rights)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2004	Housing Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2004	Housing Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jan 2004	Traffic Management Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jan 2004	Traffic Management Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Dec 2003	The Economy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2003	Delegated Legislation — Investigatory Powers	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2003	Delegated Legislation — Investigatory Powers	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2003	Anti-social Behaviour Bill — Clause 61 — Power to Remove Trespassers: Alternative Site Available	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — The Water Services Regulation Authority	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Commencement and Expiry of Licences	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2003	Sexual Offences Bill [Lords] — New Clause 4 — Anonymity Of Suspects And Defendants In Certain Cases (No.2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2003	Health Care Targets	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2003	Health Care Targets	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2003	Defence Policy — NATO and Europe	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Sep 2003	EU Constitution	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Sep 2003	EU Constitution	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Sep 2003	Electricity Supply	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2003	Local Government Bill — Before Clause 25	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2003	Local Government Bill — Clause 11 — Use of Capital Receipts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2003	Local Government Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2003	Programme Motions — Water Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Sep 2003	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Sep 2003	Water Bill [Lords] (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Sep 2003	Water Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2003	Communications Bill — Clause 340 — Modification of Disqualification Provisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 2003	Tax Credits	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 2003	Tax Credits	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 2003	Government Targets	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2003	Fair Trade	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2003	Tuition Fees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jun 2003	Anti-social Behaviour Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2003	Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jun 2003	Government Reshuffle	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — New Clause 7 — Allowing Children Into Licensed Premises	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — New Clause 7 — Allowing Children Into Licensed Premises	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 8 — Transitional Provision Etc.	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Clause 17 — Application For Premises Licence	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2003	Post Office Card Accounts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2003	Post Office Card Accounts	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2003	European Treaty Referendum	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2003	European Treaty Referendum	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 139 — Employee Securities and Options	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 138 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 135 — Provision of Services Through Intermediary	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 May 2003	Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Bill (Allocation of Time)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 25. Corporation Tax (Charge And Rate For 2004)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 99 — Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 2003	Crime (International Co-Operation) Bill [Lords] (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Mar 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 14 — Belfast (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Mar 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Independent Members: Disqualification	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Mar 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Independent Members: Disqualification	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Mar 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 4)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — After Clause 4	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 3 — Duties Arising Where a Notice Under Section 2 is Given	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 3 — Duties Arising Where a Notice Under Section 2 is Given	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 77 — Statutory Revaluation Cycle	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 8 — Council Tax and Regional Bodies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 3 — Use of Housing Capital Receipts — Reserved Portion	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2003	Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2003	Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2003	Economy and Public Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2003	Economy and Public Services	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Feb 2003	Local Government Finance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2003	Fisheries	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jan 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 12 — Free Provision of Certain Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jan 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 4 — Liability to make Delayed Discharge Payments	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2003	Foundation Hospitals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2003	Foundation Hospitals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Dec 2002	Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — Clause 2 — Referendum Question	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Dec 2002	Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Referendums	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2002	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2002	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Nov 2002	Health (Wales) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Nov 2002	Home Affairs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2002	Animal Health Bill — Clause 7 — Slaughter: Power of Entry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2002	Animal Health Bill — Clause 7 — Slaughter: Power of Entry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2002	Animal Health Bill — New Clause	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2002	Animal Health Bill — New Clause	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2002	Animal Health Bill — Clause 1 — Foot-and-Mouth Disease	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Oct 2002	Enterprise Bill — Clause 1 — Office of Fair Trading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Oct 2002	National Lottery	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2001	International Development	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	minority	aye	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

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

Agreement	Policy
83%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
76%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
17%	European Union - For
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
11%	Fully Elected House of Lords
75%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
4%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
8%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
93%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
16%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
39%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
30%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
71%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
58%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
85%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
88%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Right to strike
96%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
28%	Smoking ban - In favour
84%	Stop climate change
88%	Termination of pregnancy - against
16%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
74%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
43%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
44%	University Tuition Fees - For
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
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Voting Record — Mark Francois MP, Rayleigh and Wickford (10901)

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