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Mr Paul Foster vs Matthew Patrick

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 2 different votes 401 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
46 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
46 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
46 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
480
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
590 eligible divisions
240
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.6% of votes cast
240
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
244
51.4% of votes cast
8
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.9% 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
30
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API