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James Wild vs Mr Paul Foster

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

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James Wild
Con North West Norfolk
vs
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Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

James Wild and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 311 different votes 319 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 79 of 649
Participation
81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
575 eligible divisions
700
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
50.9 % of votes cast
714
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.1 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % 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

123
+44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Appearances
34
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
232
+93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Contributions
56
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£985,585
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£228,734
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
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
39 of 39 votes
Trade
51 of 53 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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