Mr Mark Francois

Mark Francois is a Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He is among the longest serving 5% of MPs overall and the longest serving 10% of Conservative MPs, having been first elected in June 2001. Mr Francois has cast 370 votes from 630 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 59%, which places him in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 25% of Conservative MPs by votes cast. However, he ranks in the top 25% of MPs by debate participation, with 950 total contributions across 246 debates, and he ranks far higher for debate contributions than for voting. His debate contributions have focused on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Parliamentary Procedure, and Other/Procedural matters.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

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).