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Mr Paul Foster vs David Williams

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and David Williams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

436 same votes 5 different votes 441 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
51 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
51 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
51 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 649
Participation
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 649
480
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
590 eligible divisions
240
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
51.1% of votes cast
240
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
249
48.9% of votes cast
8
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API