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Mr Paul Foster vs Jeremy Corbyn

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 Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 53% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

125 same votes 109 different votes 234 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
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 77% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Education 24% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 29% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 42% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
62.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,467
2,350 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.4 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
654
44.6 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
114
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
51
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
163
+35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
30
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 75 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No rebel
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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