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Mr Paul Foster vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 5 different votes 407 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
49 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
49 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 96% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
49 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
49 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 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
78.9%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
620 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.3% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.7% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.7% 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
105
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
138
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 273 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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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