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Richard Foord vs Darren Paffey

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 Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Darren Paffey voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 215 different votes 258 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 36% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 35 No
Tax 5% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 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
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 249 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
46.2% of votes cast
304
46.5% of votes cast
No votes
241
53.8% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.7% of votes cast
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

230
+151.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
42
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
255
+116.0 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
Contributions
51
-88.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Tax
100 of 111 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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