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Mr Paul Foster vs Rachel Blake

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Rachel Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 8 different votes 453 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
57 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
57 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
57 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 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 147 of 650
Participation
83.6%
11% above average
Rank 117 of 650
520
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
529
633 eligible divisions
262
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
51.8% of votes cast
258
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
255
48.2% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
106
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API