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Mr Paul Foster vs Douglas McAllister

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 466 shared comparable votes.

459 same votes 7 different votes 466 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
49 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
49 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
49 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
49 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
Participation
88.5%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
549
620 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
49.0% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
280
51.0% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
117
+26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
89
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
140
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 256 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

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