MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford
“A loyal Labour backbencher who has shown occasional independence on end‑of‑life legislation.”
Daniel Francis is a Labour and Co‑operative MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford, elected in 2024. He serves on the Modernisation Committee (since 2025-12-08) and on the Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill committee (since 2025-06-25). He has previously sat on the Railways Bill committee and the Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill committee.
Francis shows strong party loyalty (99%) but has a notably low voting attendance (16%). He has 5 rebel votes against the party. His voting record reveals support for workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, backing for renter protections and some VAT changes, and a tendency to vote against expanding mental health services, towards non‑tougher prison sentencing and against bus services regulation; on Universal Credit and climate change measures his votes are mixed.
Declares three types of interests: family members engaged in third‑party lobbying; miscellaneous interests; and shareholdings.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
4 positions
Modernisation Committee
Since Dec 2025
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Railways Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
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Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NOOpposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
