The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Mr Paul Foster vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 265 different votes 270 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API