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Chris McDonald vs Mr Paul Foster

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 3 different votes 418 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
48 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 252 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
482
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
234
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
248
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Appearances
51
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
415
+254.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
89
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API