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Justin Madders vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

448 same votes 5 different votes 453 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
47 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
1,963
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
1,071
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
892
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
17
0.9% 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

114
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
51
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
135
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
89
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
3
2 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

Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 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
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
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