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Catherine Fookes vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 340 different votes 347 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 2% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 181 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
508
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
261
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
45.9% of votes cast
247
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
265
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
101
+7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
137
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Contributions
148
-15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7% below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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