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Catherine Fookes vs Chris Bloore

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Chris Bloore voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 2 different votes 390 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
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 650
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
497
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
620 eligible divisions
253
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
48.5% of votes cast
244
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Appearances
111
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
134
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
125
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7% below average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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