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Mr Paul Foster vs James Cartlidge

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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James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and James Cartlidge voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 338 different votes 347 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
49 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
20 Aye 49 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
20 Aye 49 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 649
Participation
86.4%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 649
480
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
240
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
982
47.9% of votes cast
240
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
8
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
155
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
210 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Housing
62 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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