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Mr Paul Foster vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 135 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 133 different votes 135 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 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
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,406
2,095 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
697
49.6 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
709
50.4 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
60
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
51
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
243
+115.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 85 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 161 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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