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Ed Miliband vs Richard Foord

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Richard Foord voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 78 different votes 289 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 6 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
Education 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 10 No
Tax 38% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
0 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

55.0 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
Participation
61.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 567 of 649
1,294
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
652
1,065 eligible divisions
717
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.7 % of votes cast
577
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
302
46.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Appearances
229
+153.9 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 649
517
+383.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
Contributions
253
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
72 of 95 votes
Trade
58 of 89 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
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