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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 298 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 81 different votes 298 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
1 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 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 607 of 649
Participation
61.1%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
664
1,087 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
358
53.9% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
306
46.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

54
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
235
+152.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
633
+489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Contributions
257
+113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
129 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
34 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
74 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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