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Mr Paul Foster vs John Lamont

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 John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and John Lamont voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 338 different votes 346 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
21 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
21 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 100 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,781
2,095 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
48.3 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
921
51.7 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
137
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
51
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
218
+90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 90 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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