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Mr Paul Foster vs Afzal Khan

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

Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble
vs
Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Afzal Khan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 227 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,654
2,095 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
55.9 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
729
44.1 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
39
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
51
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
46
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 502 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
£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£247,867
10 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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