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Brian Mathew vs Richard Foord

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Richard Foord voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 10 different votes 295 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
25 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

63.7%
9% below average
Rank 530 of 650
Participation
60.7%
12% below average
Rank 563 of 650
405
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
688
1,133 eligible divisions
203
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
373
54.2% of votes cast
202
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
315
45.8% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

88
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
243
+146.0 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
97
-72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
264
+94.8 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
35 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Housing
28 of 33 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes
Benefits
25 of 32 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API