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Mr Paul Foster vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 2 different votes 318 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
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
Participation
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 539 of 650
518
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
614
969 eligible divisions
260
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
289
47.1% of votes cast
258
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
325
52.9% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
108
-56.6 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
23 of 32 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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