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Lee Anderson vs Rebecca Paul

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 10 different votes 239 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
18 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
0 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 88% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
4% above average
Rank 301 of 649
Participation
78.9%
7% above average
Rank 223 of 649
1,240
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
459
582 eligible divisions
622
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
44.7% of votes cast
618
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
254
55.3% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 649
Appearances
103
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
80
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 649
Contributions
149
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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