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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.

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Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble
vs
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Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Chris Philp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 334 different votes 342 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 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 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
83.0%
11% above average
Rank 135 of 650
518
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,006
2,417 eligible divisions
260
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
973
48.5% of votes cast
258
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,033
51.5% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

52
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
67
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
90
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Contributions
102
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
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
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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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