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Melanie Onn vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Melanie Onn and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 8 different votes 417 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
54 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
54 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
54 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
471
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
633 eligible divisions
233
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
50.4% of votes cast
238
50.5% 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

123
+26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
53
-43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
183
+15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
92
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£201,216
11% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
102 of 122 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
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
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
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