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Mr Paul Foster vs Sarah Coombes

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 8 different votes 437 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
53 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
53 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
53 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 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
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 171 of 650
520
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
633 eligible divisions
262
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
50.2% of votes cast
258
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.8% 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
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
86
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API