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Richard Foord vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

116 same votes 246 different votes 362 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 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 2 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 15 No
Education 7% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 39 No
Tax 8% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 18% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
744 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
304
51.6 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
285
48.4 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

232
+154.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
256
+117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
69
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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

Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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