Compare

Gareth Snell vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 1 different votes 411 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
49 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
49 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 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

86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 650
Participation
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 188 of 650
482
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
558 eligible divisions
239
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
50.8 % of votes cast
243
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
222
49.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
208
+83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
Contributions
47
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
25 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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