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Christian Wakeford vs Richard Foord

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Richard Foord voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 499 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 229 different votes 499 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
5 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 50 No
Migration 98% aligned 65 shared votes
14 Aye 51 No
18 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 3 No
Energy 94% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 3 No
Housing 20% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
42 Aye 22 No
Tax 22% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 24% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 648
Participation
61.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 648
1,367
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
629
1,023 eligible divisions
662
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
332
52.8 % of votes cast
705
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
297
47.2 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

1
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 648
Appearances
170
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 648
1
-106.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
Contributions
198
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Defence
57 of 58 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
13 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Migration
72 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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