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Nigel Farage vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 121 different votes 138 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 11% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

40.0%
33% below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 649
6
15 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
590 eligible divisions
4
66.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.0% of votes cast
2
33.3% of votes cast
No votes
240
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7% of votes cast
0 months
Since 13 Aug 2026
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
Appearances
44
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
15
-127.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
Contributions
66
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£162,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£162,580
28% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
35
7 registered categories
Registered interests
12
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

Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
No topic data
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
No topic data
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
No topic data
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
No topic data
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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