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Mr Paul Foster vs Lisa Nandy

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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Lisa Nandy
Lab Wigan

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Lisa Nandy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

148 same votes 0 different votes 148 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
23 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 649
Participation
51.0%
22% below average
Rank 620 of 649
480
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,211
2,376 eligible divisions
240
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
725
59.9% of votes cast
240
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
486
40.1% of votes cast
8
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Appearances
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
531
+385.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,770,534
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£234,365
4% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
163 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
58 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
42 of 71 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
36 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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