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Mr Paul Foster vs Martin Rhodes

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 Martin Rhodes
Martin Rhodes
Lab Glasgow North

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Martin Rhodes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 2 different votes 397 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
45 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 105 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
575 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
48.8 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
249
51.2 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 331 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
£133,441
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,441
41 % below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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