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Richard Foord vs Bob Blackman

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
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Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Bob Blackman voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 542 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 328 different votes 542 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
11 Aye 20 No
Education 84% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 44 No
Tax 77% aligned 77 shared votes
27 Aye 50 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 60% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 55 No
Migration 1% aligned 72 shared votes
54 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 3 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
2 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
146
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
173
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
211 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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