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Mr Paul Foster vs Mr James Frith

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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Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Mr James Frith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 3 different votes 406 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 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
620 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
48.5% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
242
51.5% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
49
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
105
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 369 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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