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Greg Smith vs Mr Paul Foster

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

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Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
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Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 360 different votes 372 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
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
1,457
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
573 eligible divisions
710
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.6 % of votes cast
747
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.4 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

200
+123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
34
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
274
+137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
56
-80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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