Voting summaries
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MPs have many roles, but one of the most important is that they make decisions. These decisions shape the laws that govern us, and can affect every aspect of how we live our lives.
One of the ways MPs make decisions is by voting.
On TheyWorkForYou, we create voting summaries that group a set of decisions together, show how an MP has generally voted on a set of related votes, and if they differ from their party.
You can see these groups, randomly ordered, below.
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Kevin Foster’s voting in Parliament
Kevin Foster was previously a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues would have followed instructions from their party and voted the same way as Conservative MPs.
Where MPs differ is either because they have made a decision not to follow the party whip (rebelling), or where they have differed from the majority of their colleagues in a free vote.
Kevin Foster sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:
For votes held while they were in office:
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Consistently voted against a lower voting age Show votes
5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against.
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Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2015 and 2020. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
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Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2016 and 2020. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for.
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Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2016 and 2020. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
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Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
3 votes for, 1 absence, between 2016 and 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Voted for local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas Show votes
1 vote for, in 2019. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Generally voted against more powers for local councils Show votes
2 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
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Consistently voted against fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes
3 votes against, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
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Almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament Show votes
2 votes for, 14 votes against, between 2016 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against.
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Almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes
3 votes for, 29 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against.
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Consistently voted for a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Show votes
1 vote for, in 2015. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Generally voted against more powers for the devolved administration in Northern Ireland Show votes
2 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2017 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
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Consistently voted for photographic voter identification at polling stations Show votes
4 votes for, between 2017 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Generally voted for approving reports and recommendations made by the Standards Committee Details
2 agreements, 3 absences, between 2021 and 2023. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for.
Last updated: 3 December 2024.
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How Kevin Foster voted on Home Affairs #
For votes held while they were in office:
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Consistently voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes
24 votes for, 1 absence, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for.
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Consistently voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes
2 votes for, in 2016. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Almost always voted for stronger laws and enforcement of immigration rules Show votes
24 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for.
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Consistently voted for mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities Show votes
4 votes for, between 2016 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Consistently voted for merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes
1 vote for, in 2016. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Consistently voted for authorising criminal conduct by undercover officers and covert sources Show votes
4 votes for, between 2020 and 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Consistently voted for making it easier to remove those trespassing on land with an intent to reside there Show votes
4 votes for, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Consistently voted for making it easier to remove someone's British citizenship Show votes
5 votes for, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
Last updated: 22 May 2024.
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How Kevin Foster voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #
For votes held while they were in office:
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Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
1 vote for, between 2015 and 2016. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Consistently voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes
3 votes for, between 2015 and 2016. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes
7 votes for, 41 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
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Consistently voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes
2 votes for, in 2015. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Generally voted against strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes
4 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
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Consistently voted for military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes
2 votes for, in 2015. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
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Consistently voted against UK membership of the EU Show votes
11 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016 and 2019. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against.
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Consistently voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes
15 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016 and 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against.
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Consistently voted against a second referendum on the terms of the UK's withdrawal from the EU Show votes
4 votes against, between 2017 and 2019. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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How Kevin Foster voted on Environmental Issues #
For votes held while they were in office:
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Generally voted against measures to prevent climate change Show votes
2 votes for, 17 votes against, 1 agreement, 2 absences, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
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Voted against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes
1 vote against, in 2018. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes
1 vote against, between 2015 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes
3 votes for, 1 absence, between 2016 and 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for.
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Almost always voted against the preservation of environmental protections after withdrawal from the EU Show votes
1 vote for, 7 votes against, between 2016 and 2023. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
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Generally voted against improving biodiversity Show votes
4 votes against, 3 absences, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
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Generally voted against improving air quality Show votes
2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
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Generally voted against improving environmental water quality Show votes
1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2021 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted for measures to encourage purchase and use of electric vehicles Show votes
2 votes for, 1 agreement, between 2021 and 2023. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
Last updated: 2 April 2025.
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As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.
- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.
- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
- 10th June 2020 onwards
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The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.
MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.
See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
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