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Mr Paul Foster vs Freddie van Mierlo

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 168 different votes 214 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
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 64% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Housing 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 6% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 14 No
Tax 10% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 650
Participation
41.8%
31% below average
Rank 634 of 650
485
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
249
595 eligible divisions
242
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
137
55.0% of votes cast
243
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
112
45.0% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
92
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
88
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Contributions
119
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 5 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
34 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API