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Mr Paul Foster vs Peter Lamb

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Peter Lamb voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 448 shared comparable votes.

444 same votes 4 different votes 448 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
48 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
48 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 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
92.4%
20% above average
Rank 10 of 649
480
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
545
590 eligible divisions
240
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
271
49.7% of votes cast
240
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
274
50.3% of votes cast
8
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.3% 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
33
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 513 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
£133,437
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£133,437
41% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API