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Mr Paul Foster vs Ben Coleman

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Ben Coleman voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 5 different votes 359 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
36 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 650
518
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
631 eligible divisions
260
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
53.9% of votes cast
258
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.1% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
90
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
84
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API