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Mike Kane vs Mr Paul Foster

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


Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 7 different votes 369 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
29 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
1,743
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
984
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.3% of votes cast
759
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
260
49.7% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Appearances
53
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
54
-112.5 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Contributions
92
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Housing
62 of 68 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API