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John Whitby vs Mr Paul Foster

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


Voting alignment

John Whitby and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 8 different votes 454 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
50 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
50 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
50 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 64 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
547
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
633 eligible divisions
281
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
50.4% of votes cast
266
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.6% 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
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
83
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
2
2 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API