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Richard Foord vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Andy McDonald voted the same way 52% of the time, based on 511 shared comparable votes.

268 same votes 243 different votes 511 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 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 53 No
Migration 98% aligned 63 shared votes
11 Aye 52 No
7 Aye 2 No
Trade 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 76% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 3 No
Energy 74% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 22 No
Education 14% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 22% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 11 No
Defence 36% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 37% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 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
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.7 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.3 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
91
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
128
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 218 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
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
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
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