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Fred Thomas vs Mr Paul Foster

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


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 7 different votes 369 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
56 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
56 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
56 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.7%
4% below average
Rank 441 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
437
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
255
58.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.3% of votes cast
182
41.6% of votes cast
No votes
260
49.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Appearances
53
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
76
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
92
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
5
3 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

Housing
32 of 33 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 122 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API