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Mr Paul Foster vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Priti Patel voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 268 different votes 274 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
41 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
18 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
18 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,452
2,350 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
45.4 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
793
54.6 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
51
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
84
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 344 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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