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Mr Paul Foster vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 1 different votes 351 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
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,659
2,350 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
902
54.4 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
757
45.6 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 5 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
69
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
51
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
84
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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