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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 384 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 0 different votes 384 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

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
480
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
240
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
240
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
738
44.3% of votes cast
8
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Appearances
38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649

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
13
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 55 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API