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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4 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

2 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

2 votes · 15 Apr 2026

4 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 14 Apr 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

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2 AYE

Opposition day motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

4 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 9 Mar 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

Ukraine: Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of Tranche 1 Typhoon jets being repurposed for deployment in Ukraine.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence6 Mar 2025

Strategic Defence Review: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the contracts for the three external reviewers conducting the Strategic Defence Review have been extended.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence6 Mar 2025

Diego Garcia: Radio Frequencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the proposed agreement with Mauritius on the Chagos Islands contains a clause allowing other States to use the allocated electromagnetic spectrum in

AnsweredMinistry of Defence3 Mar 2025

Journalism: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect British journalists who have been arbitrarily detained abroad.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office3 Mar 2025

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide consular assistance for British nationals who are arbitrarily detained a

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office3 Mar 2025

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to bring forward legislative proposals to provide a legal right to consular assistance to all Bri

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office3 Mar 2025

Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeline is for the delivery of the first Fleet Solid Support Ship.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence27 Feb 2025

Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost increase has been for the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract since initial agreement.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence27 Feb 2025

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential threat to Naval Support Facility, Diego Garcia from saboteurs.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence27 Feb 2025

Asylum: British Indian Ocean Territory

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who claimed asylum in the British Indian Ocean Territory and subsequently transferred to the UK (a) has been or (b) are the subje

AnsweredHome Office27 Feb 2025
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