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Mr Paul Foster vs Mr Douglas Alexander
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Mr Paul Foster and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.
236 same votes
8 different votes
244 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
82.2%
10% above average
Participation
44.5%
28% below average
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
283
636 eligible divisions
263
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
124
43.8% of votes cast
260
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.2% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Appearances
54
-43.0 vs Commons average
91
-78.2 vs Commons average
Contributions
241
+71.8 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API