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Mr Paul Foster vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 231 different votes 236 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,350 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
738
46.8 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
839
53.2 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
48
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
51
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
54
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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