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Mr Paul Foster vs Tom Rutland

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Tom Rutland voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

423 same votes 8 different votes 431 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
58 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
58 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
58 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 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
81.0%
9% above average
Rank 174 of 650
520
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
633 eligible divisions
262
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
49.3% of votes cast
258
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.7% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
92
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API