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Mr Paul Foster vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

432 same votes 15 different votes 447 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
48 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
48 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 76% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
263
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
260
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
91
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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