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Ms Diane Abbott vs Richard Foord

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

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Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Richard Foord voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 163 different votes 407 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 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 16% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
37 Aye 18 No
Tax 25% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 40% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.1%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
61.1%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
664
1,087 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
358
53.9% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
306
46.1% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6% of votes cast
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

21
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649
Appearances
235
+152.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
74 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 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
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
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