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Richard Foord vs Apsana Begum

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


Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Apsana Begum voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 168 different votes 442 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
15 Aye 45 No
Migration 98% aligned 60 shared votes
16 Aye 44 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Trade 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 2 No
Energy 83% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 22% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 22% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 30% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
664
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
358
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
306
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

235
+152.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
257
+113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
Contributions
92
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API