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Anneliese Midgley vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Anneliese Midgley
Anneliese Midgley
Lab Knowsley
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Anneliese Midgley and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 4 different votes 413 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
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
485
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
239
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
246
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
9
1.9% 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

27
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Appearances
52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
33
-129.0 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,199
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£199,199
12% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 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

Education
49 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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