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Mr Mark Francois

Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, since 7 June 2001

Shadow Minister (Defence)

The Rt Hon Mr Mark Francois is the Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Defence).

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Scorecard

57.0% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
328 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
247 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
3 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
785 Debates spoken in 1091 written questions tabled

Ranked 535 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 No vote 233–254
11 Jun 2025 Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 deferred division No 350–176
10 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Third Reading No 306–174
10 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 114 No vote 78–309
10 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 85 Aye 107–314
10 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No vote 73–312
10 Jun 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu No 304–189
9 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 Aye 180–307
9 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 15 No vote 73–323
9 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 43 Aye 167–334
9 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 Aye 113–335
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Third Reading No vote 264–99
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 24 Aye 164–273
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16 Aye 100–339
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 4 Aye 171–274
3 Jun 2025 Motion to Disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 49F (Data Use and Access Bill) No vote 317–185
3 Jun 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 No 329–101
3 Jun 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 315–184
3 Jun 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 319–180
22 May 2025 Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D No vote 195–124
21 May 2025 Opposition Day: Immigration No vote 83–267
21 May 2025 Opposition Day: Business and the economy No vote 88–253
16 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 Aye 243–279
16 May 2025 Closure motion No vote 288–239
14 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 52 No vote 366–98

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

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

On the register since 31 Mar 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

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)

On the register since 19 May 2026

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)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

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Debates

785 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

2 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £7,393 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
21 Apr 2026 The Rt Hon Mark Francois MP sitting MP Pyne & Partners Other Visit £3,728
8 Apr 2025 The Rt Hon Mark Francois MP sitting MP Pyne & Partners Other Visit £3,664

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 4 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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