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Liz Twist vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 479 shared comparable votes.

474 same votes 5 different votes 479 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
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
1,816
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
985
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
831
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Appearances
51
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
154
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Contributions
89
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
3
3 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

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 76 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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