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Chris Bryant vs Catherine Fookes

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 0 different votes 254 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 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 196 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.1% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
231
48.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
479
+331.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
111
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
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