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Richard Foord vs Alex Burghart

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

Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth
vs
Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Alex Burghart voted the same way 35% of the time, based on 528 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 343 different votes 528 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 16 No
Education 81% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 66% aligned 68 shared votes
25 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 11 No
Defence 55% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 55% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 54 No
Migration 6% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

232
+154.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
256
+117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
132
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
24 of 29 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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