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Mr Paul Foster vs Anneliese Dodds

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 Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Anneliese Dodds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

422 same votes 5 different votes 427 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
48 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
48 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
48 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,688
2,151 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
937
55.5% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
751
44.5% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

51
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Appearances
111
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
89
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
127
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£261,480
16% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Education
72 of 76 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
176 of 198 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
165 of 189 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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