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Mr Paul Foster vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 5 different votes 401 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
47 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
47 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
47 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,406 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
993
56.1% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
778
43.9% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
151
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
271
+109.0 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
190 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
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