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Mr Paul Foster vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 89 different votes 315 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
37 Aye 14 No
Tax 96% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 5 No
Housing 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 50% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 7 No
Migration 50% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 74% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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