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Lloyd Hatton vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Lloyd Hatton
Lloyd Hatton
Lab South Dorset
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Lloyd Hatton and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 9 different votes 433 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
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
508
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
633 eligible divisions
261
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
50.4% of votes cast
247
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
134
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£180,392
20% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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