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Emma Lewell vs Richard Foord

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Richard Foord voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 484 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 205 different votes 484 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
9 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
9 Aye 42 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 0 No
Trade 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 7 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 11% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 19% aligned 79 shared votes
39 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 43% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 649
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
935
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
745
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
34
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 2 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

75
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Appearances
231
+153.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
75
-63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Contributions
255
+116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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