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Mr Paul Foster vs Bambos Charalambous

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 Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Bambos Charalambous voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 0 different votes 362 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
44 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,497
2,095 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
852
56.9 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
645
43.1 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
19
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
51
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
23
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,373
19 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 46 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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