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Mr Paul Foster vs James Naish

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 James Naish
James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and James Naish voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 4 different votes 378 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
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

82.0%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
514
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
627 eligible divisions
259
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
216
47.9% of votes cast
255
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.1% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
206
+112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
90
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Contributions
267
+103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£186,058
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£186,058
18% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
16
7 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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