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Adam Thompson vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 481 shared comparable votes.

474 same votes 7 different votes 481 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
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

92.4%
20% above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
573
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
282
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
291
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
2
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
51
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
117
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
89
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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