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Mr Mark Francois

Conservative Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting record

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Voted for
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Voted against
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Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Mr Mark Francois’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Mr Mark Francois — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,611 of 2,376 (68%). Recorded in both lobbies (a deliberate abstention) 1 time.

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 Aye
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 Aye
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 Aye
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 Aye
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 Aye
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Ayes 155, Noes 279 Aye
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Ayes 167, Noes 266 Aye
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 Aye
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 Aye
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 171, Noes 302 Aye
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 Aye
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 Aye
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Ayes 98, Noes 306 Aye
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas Ayes 108, Noes 297 Aye
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans Ayes 88, Noes 266 Aye
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty Ayes 103, Noes 259 Aye
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Ayes 175, Noes 292 Aye
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Ayes 172, Noes 283 Aye
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 174, Noes 292 Aye
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Ayes 91, Noes 287 Aye
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Ayes 103, Noes 284 Aye
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Ayes 187, Noes 351 Aye
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Ayes 188, Noes 341 Aye
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 185, Noes 344 Aye
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Ayes 167, Noes 350 Aye
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Ayes 105, Noes 332 Aye
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials Ayes 182, Noes 290 Aye
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work Ayes 98, Noes 325 Aye
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 170, Noes 332 Aye
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Mr Mark Francois currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Shadow Minister (Defence) — Ministry of Defence — since 2024-11-06 Shadow
Previously held
Minister of State (Communities and Local Government) — Department for Communities and Local Government (2015-05-08 to 2016-07-17) Government
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) — Ministry of Defence (2012-09-06 to 2015-05-08) Government
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) — HM Household (2010-05-12 to 2012-09-06) Government
Shadow Minister (Europe) — HM Official Opposition (2007-07-03 to 2010-05-06) Shadow
Shadow Paymaster General — Cabinet Office (2005-05-10 to 2007-07-03) Shadow
Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) — HM Treasury (2004-05-10 to 2005-05-10) Shadow
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2002-05-10 to 2004-05-10) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Mr Mark Francois →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Writing a book
Payer: Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Amazon.com Inc, 410 Terry Avenue, North Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
Additional information: Any payments will be listed below

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Railscape Group Ltd
Address of donor: 15 Totman Crescent, Brook Road Industrial Estate, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7UY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invitation to me and my staff to join the Railscape Group at Brands Hatch for a Track Day Team exercise - which two of my staff attended. I was not present (value was £350 each), value £700
Date received: 27 August 2026
Date accepted: 27 August 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03484561
(Registered 17 September 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Food (£127.92) and transport (£270.08), value £398
Destination of visit: Ukraine and Moldova
Dates of visit: 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Show support and solidarity with the people of Ukraine and meet with officials, including attending the Commemoration Ceremony of the 4th Anniversary of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, on 24th February 2026.
(Registered 18 March 2026)

Name of donor: Pyne & Partners
Address of donor: Suite 2 10 Bourke Street Barton, ACT 2600, Australia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2,203.76), accommodation (£716.96), conference including meals (£674.46) and taxis (£133.38), value £3,728.56
Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit: 21 April 2026 to 25 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Speaking at the AUKUS Defence Conference, in Washington DC.
(Registered 5 May 2026)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Mr Mark Francois yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Mr Mark Francois has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£271,268.54 paid out to or for Mr Mark Francois across 211 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Mr Mark Francois’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £230,586.35 (14 claims)
Accommodation — £24,120.28 (79 claims)
Office Costs — £15,709.86 (113 claims)
MP Travel — £442.07 (3 claims)
Staff Travel — £409.98 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Hotel - UK Not London — £123.28, 2026-03-27 — [***] [***] [***] [200013613-1494]
Stationery & printing — £103.79, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £216.59, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £103.79, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Hotel - London — £354.00, 2026-03-26 — [***] [***] [***] [200013613-7817]
Stationery & printing — £150.00, 2026-03-19 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £150.00, 2026-03-19 — Banner March 2026
Hotel - London — £354.00, 2026-03-19 — [***] [***] [***] [200013613-8067]

Every claim on file for Mr Mark Francois →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Mr Mark Francois — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Mr Mark Francois’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Mr Mark Francois isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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