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Jake Richards vs Mr Paul Foster

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


Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 7 different votes 356 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
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
443
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
225
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.3% of votes cast
218
49.2% 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

69
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Appearances
53
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
290
+122.9 vs Commons average
Rank 92 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

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
3
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API