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Mr Paul Foster vs Alex Baker

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 Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Alex Baker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 5 different votes 388 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
42 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
42 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
42 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 315 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
620 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.4% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
221
47.6% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
80
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
108
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Education
44 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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