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Mark Garnier vs Mr Paul Foster

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

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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
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Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 326 different votes 335 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
575 eligible divisions
962
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
50.9 % of votes cast
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.1 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Appearances
34
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
247
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
Contributions
56
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14 % below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
12
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
152 of 171 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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
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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