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David Mundell vs Catherine Fookes

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 243 different votes 247 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
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 649
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,598
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
568 eligible divisions
762
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
51.9 % of votes cast
836
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
218
48.1 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Appearances
53
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
97
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
78
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 89 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
129 of 169 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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