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Graeme Downie vs Mr Paul Foster

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


Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 8 different votes 351 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
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

63.8%
8% below average
Rank 529 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
406
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
183
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.3% of votes cast
223
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
260
49.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

88
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
53
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
117
-50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Contributions
92
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API