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Al Carns vs Mr Paul Foster

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Al Carns and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 8 different votes 291 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
36 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
36 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
36 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
36 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

52.5%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
334
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
159
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.3% of votes cast
175
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
260
49.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Appearances
52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
298
+128.8 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Contributions
91
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
22 of 33 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API