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Mr Paul Foster vs Matt Bishop

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 Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 1 different votes 272 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
42 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
42 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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
54.3 %
18 % below average
Rank 611 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
306
564 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
142
46.4 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
164
53.6 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
32
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
51
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
42
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30 % below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
77 of 111 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API