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Richard Foord vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Chris Elmore voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 526 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 204 different votes 526 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 54 No
Migration 97% aligned 69 shared votes
17 Aye 52 No
17 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 90% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Trade 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 20% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 24% aligned 63 shared votes
46 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 10 No
Defence 36% aligned 28 shared votes
12 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.0 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.0 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

232
+153.9 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
38
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
256
+117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
226
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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