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Samantha Niblett vs Catherine Fookes

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
51 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 172 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 650
460
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
564 eligible divisions
226
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.6 % of votes cast
234
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
218
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
Appearances
51
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
86
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Contributions
74
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
57 of 61 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API