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Mr Paul Foster vs Adrian Ramsay

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

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Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble
vs
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Adrian Ramsay
Green Waveney Valley

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Adrian Ramsay voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 133 different votes 296 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
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
34 Aye 16 No
Tax 72% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 70% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 35% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 45% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 46% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
Participation
61.9 %
11 % below average
Rank 558 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
575 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
55.6 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
158
44.4 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,777
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,777
13 % below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Housing
21 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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