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Mr Paul Foster vs Jessica Toale

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 Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Jessica Toale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 6 different votes 404 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
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 246 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
620 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
50.0% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
242
50.0% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
130
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
157
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 226 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
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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