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Mr Paul Foster vs Mr Louie French

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 Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Mr Louie French voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 315 different votes 323 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
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
13 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
13 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
988
1,231 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
497
50.3 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
491
49.7 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37 % below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 136 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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