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Jake Richards vs George Freeman

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and George Freeman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 198 different votes 201 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,361 eligible divisions
217
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
845
48.7 % of votes cast
197
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
889
51.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
148 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
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
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API