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Richard Foord vs Dame Karen Bradley

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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Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 201 different votes 348 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
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 83% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 62% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 61% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 10% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 475 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,586
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.8 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
844
53.2 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % 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
73
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
79
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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