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Helen Hayes vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 5 different votes 408 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
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
1,910
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
1,047
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
863
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
20
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Appearances
52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
130
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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

Housing
63 of 67 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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
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 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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