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Mr Paul Foster vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 5 different votes 433 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 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
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,839
2,406 eligible divisions
252
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,036
56.3% of votes cast
255
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.7% of votes cast
8
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

50
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Appearances
48
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
88
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Contributions
45
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 542 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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