Mr Mark Francois

Mark Francois is a Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, first elected in June 2001, making him among the longest serving 5% of MPs and longest serving 10% of Conservative MPs. He was elected to the current parliament on July 5, 2024. He has cast 337 votes from 589 eligible divisions, a participation rate of 57%, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and bottom 25% of Conservative MPs by votes cast. He has made 870 debate contributions across 228 debates, placing him in the top 25% of MPs by debate participation, with his contributions concentrated on Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other/Procedural, and Parliamentary Procedure topics. He ranks far higher for debate contributions than for voting.

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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).