Mr Mark Francois

MP since 7 Jun 2001

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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).

1611

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

5,621

Majority

37.0%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 47,978 voters

Conservative
17,756 votes37.0%
Reform UK
12,135 votes25.3%
Labour
11,823 votes24.6%
Liberal Democrat
4,068 votes8.5%
Green Party
2,196 votes4.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

603

Written Questions

2

Oral Questions

157

Debates Spoken In

426

Speeches

337

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 AYE

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

Visits outside the UK

Pyne and Partners

£3,218
Name of donor
Pyne and Partners
Address of donor
Suite 2 10 Bourke Street Barton, ACT 2600, Australia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (approx £3,217.62) Accommodation (approx £447.13) approx, value £3,664.75
Destination of visit
United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit
8 April 2025 to 12 April 2025
Purpose of visit
Speaking at the AUKUS Defence Conference, in Washington DC.

Registered 6 May 2025

Visits outside the UK

Defence24

£420
Name of donor
Defence24
Address of donor
18 Foksal Street, 00-372 Warsaw, Poland
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£420.20), hotel Accommodation (£138), value £558.20
Destination of visit
Poland
Dates of visit
4 May 2025 to 7 May 2025
Purpose of visit
Speaking at the Defence24 Days Conference in Warsaw

Registered 19 May 2025

Visits outside the UK

UK Friends of Ukraine

£128
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

Employment and earnings

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

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament

Army: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the investigation into unauthorised social media use by a British Army regiment.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence16 May 2025

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK-Mauritius Treaty on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands will be signed before the House rises for summ

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office16 May 2025

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) Gerry Adams and (b) others interned without trial in the 1970s do not receive compensation fo

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office15 May 2025

Rifles: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of the L129A1 Sharpshooter Rifle programme for the Royal Marines; and whether additional costs have been incurred due to the adoption of the

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 May 2025

Armed Forces: Communication

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget has been allocated to Project Eve; what the (a) current and (b) anticipated future spend are for that project; and what steps he is taking to ens

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 May 2025

Armed Forces: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of the Crye Precision uniform programme; and whether a replacement combat uniform programme is planned.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 May 2025

Rifles: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total cost of the Royal Marines’ Knights Armament Stoner 1 (KS-1) rifle programme, including (a) optical and thermal sights and suppressors and (

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 May 2025

Navy: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on the First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference 2025.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence14 May 2025

Boeing E-7

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 49322 on Boeing E-7, what further test flights are planned for the first E-7 Wedgetail aircraft before it en

AnsweredMinistry of Defence9 May 2025

Boeing E-7: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 49325 on Boeing E-7, what challenges his Department has encountered in the (a) modification and (b) integrat

AnsweredMinistry of Defence9 May 2025
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