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

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Committee

3 votes · 2 Jun 2026

3 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

3 votes · 27 Apr 2026

3 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

3 votes · 20 Apr 2026

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

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1.2.of the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published on 26 March 2025, what asses

AnsweredMinistry of Defence26 Mar 2025

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to (a) expedite and (b) delay the ratification of the Chagos sovereignty transfer to Mauri

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office26 Mar 2025

Defence Growth Board

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the membership of the Defence Growth Board will be.

AnsweredTreasury26 Mar 2025

Defence Growth Board

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for the Defence Growth Board to create growth.

AnsweredTreasury26 Mar 2025

Defence Growth Board

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will the Defence Growth Board report to (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (b) the Secretary of State for Defence or (c) Parliament; and how will its performa

AnsweredTreasury26 Mar 2025

Defence Growth Board: Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Defence Growth Board fits into the upcoming Strategic Defence Review.

AnsweredTreasury26 Mar 2025

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any portion of the £2.2 billion spending uplift for the Ministry of Defence in the 2025-26 financial year is allocated to cover costs associated with

AnsweredMinistry of Defence26 Mar 2025

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the annual payment for the lease of Diego Garcia under the proposed Chagos Islands agreement will be funded from the defence budget; and what impact

AnsweredMinistry of Defence25 Mar 2025

Army: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of restoring the Loughgall inquest.

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office25 Mar 2025

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of repealing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconci

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office25 Mar 2025
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