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Richard Foord vs Alicia Kearns

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
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Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 50% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 189 different votes 381 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
10 Aye 16 No
Education 88% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 72% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 34 No
Tax 69% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 3 No
Energy 6% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

61.1%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
664
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
358
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
575
49.6% of votes cast
306
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
584
50.4% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.3% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

244
+160.3 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Appearances
132
+48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
267
+121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sept 2025
Crime / Justice
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
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
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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