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Richard Foord vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 163 different votes 409 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 32 No
Migration 98% aligned 43 shared votes
12 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
Trade 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 15 No
Education 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 26% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 29% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 7 No
Defence 42% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

232
+153.9 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
55
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
256
+117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
88
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
4 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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