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Richard Foord vs Ashley Dalton

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
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Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 53% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 158 different votes 338 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
0 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 52 No
Migration 99% aligned 67 shared votes
16 Aye 51 No
5 Aye 1 No
Trade 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 5 No
Housing 78% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 11 No
Education 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 0 No
Transport 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 19 No
Tax 20% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 25% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 31% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 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
63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
577
913 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
47.7 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
302
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
40
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
102
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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