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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.

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Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble
vs
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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 244 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 239 different votes 244 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
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 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

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 475 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,586
2,361 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.8 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
844
53.2 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
39 of 39 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
74 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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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