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Mr Paul Foster vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 2 different votes 383 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
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
518
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
260
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
258
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
90
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
236
+72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API