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Mr Paul Foster vs Liam Conlon

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 Liam Conlon
Liam Conlon
Lab Beckenham and Penge

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Liam Conlon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 5 different votes 422 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
42 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 152 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
620 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
47.0% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
270
53.0% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Appearances
83
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
89
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
92
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 402 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
£226,859
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£226,859
same as average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 34 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
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