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Mr Paul Foster vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 2 different votes 333 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
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
518
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
260
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
258
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
8
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 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
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 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
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