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Mr Paul Foster vs Liz Kendall

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Liz Kendall voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 3 different votes 283 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
33 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 523 of 650
518
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,417 eligible divisions
260
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
57.0% of votes cast
258
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
668
43.0% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
483
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API