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Catherine Fookes vs Chris Elmore

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 Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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
40 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 206 of 649
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 649
456
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,308 eligible divisions
235
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
993
54.9 % of votes cast
221
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

62
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
38
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
92
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Contributions
226
+89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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