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Mark Sewards vs Mr Paul Foster

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


Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 3 different votes 395 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
42 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.1%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
478
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
225
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
253
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

199
+106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Appearances
52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
210
+48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
Contributions
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
6
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API