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Mr Paul Foster vs Graham Stringer

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Graham Stringer voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 8 different votes 307 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
41 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
41 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
Participation
57.9%
14% below average
Rank 589 of 650
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
263
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
50.3% of votes cast
260
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
697
49.7% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
66
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
91
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
46
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 555 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% 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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Transport
65 of 98 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 68 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