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Mr Paul Foster vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

453 same votes 14 different votes 467 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
59 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
59 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 82% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
59 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
59 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
Participation
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
636 eligible divisions
263
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
291
52.7% of votes cast
260
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
261
47.3% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
72
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
91
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Contributions
88
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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