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Mr Paul Foster vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 2 different votes 398 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
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,268
1,643 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
51.5 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
615
48.5 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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