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Mr Paul Foster vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 3 different votes 333 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
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
480
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
240
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
240
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
8
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% 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
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes
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Voting source Commons Votes API