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Mr Paul Foster vs Alex Easton

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 Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Alex Easton voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 186 different votes 213 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 23% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

81.3%
9% above average
Rank 176 of 649
Participation
43.6%
29% below average
Rank 630 of 649
477
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
256
587 eligible divisions
239
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.7% of votes cast
238
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
134
52.3% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 649
Appearances
103
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
64
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
Contributions
132
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 226 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
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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