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Naz Shah vs Mr Paul Foster

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 5 different votes 342 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
43 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
43 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
43 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
1,580
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
631 eligible divisions
879
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
701
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

21
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
25
-139.6 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
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

Housing
57 of 67 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
72 of 94 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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