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Ruth Cadbury vs Mr Paul Foster

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 3 different votes 395 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
50 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
50 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
50 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 310 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
1,802
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
1,000
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
802
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
87
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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

Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye 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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API