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Mr Paul Foster vs John Glen

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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John Glen
Con Salisbury

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and John Glen voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 313 different votes 321 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 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 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
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,951
2,361 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
48.0 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.0 % 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
124
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
152
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 176 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
£2,848,010
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£289,316
28 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
203 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
63 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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