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Mr Paul Foster vs Richard Quigley

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 Richard Quigley
Richard Quigley
Lab Isle of Wight West

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Richard Quigley voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 5 different votes 418 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
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 90% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 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
80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
620 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
46.1% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
268
53.9% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
68
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
89
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Contributions
93
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£171,447
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£171,447
24% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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