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Mr Paul Foster vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Jesse Norman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 294 different votes 301 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
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
36 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
21 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
21 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,361 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
789
46.2 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
918
53.8 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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