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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 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,657
2,106 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
55.8 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
732
44.2 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
44
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
39 of 39 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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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