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Mr Paul Foster vs David Burton-Sampson

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 474 shared comparable votes.

463 same votes 11 different votes 474 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
58 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
58 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
58 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 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
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
518
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
554
631 eligible divisions
260
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
52.0% of votes cast
258
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
266
48.0% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.5% 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
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API