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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 5 different votes 402 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
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
1,835
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
1,016
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
819
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
168
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 200 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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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