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Mr Paul Foster vs Daisy Cooper

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 Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 288 different votes 340 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
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
42 Aye 17 No
Tax 5% aligned 59 shared votes
20 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 5% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 12% 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 179 of 649
Participation
72.3%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
470
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,192
1,648 eligible divisions
238
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
618
51.8% of votes cast
232
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
574
48.2% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

37
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
Appearances
79
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
59
-78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
115
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£274,876
22% above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
23
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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