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Catherine Fookes vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 649
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 649
453
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,763
2,354 eligible divisions
235
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
55.8 % of votes cast
218
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
780
44.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
63
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
89
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Contributions
72
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Education
78 of 96 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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