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Mr Paul Foster vs Chris Philp

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 Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Chris Philp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 292 different votes 299 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 650
455
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,349 eligible divisions
230
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
48.3 % of votes cast
225
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,014
51.7 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Appearances
49
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
51
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
75
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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