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Richard Foord vs David Chadwick

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 David Chadwick
David Chadwick
LD Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and David Chadwick voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 2 different votes 323 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
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

61.0%
11% below average
Rank 563 of 650
Participation
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 464 of 650
688
1,128 eligible divisions
Total votes
428
631 eligible divisions
373
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
54.2% of votes cast
315
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
196
45.8% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

242
+147.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
118
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
263
+98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
149
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 249 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
£178,068
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£178,068
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
35 of 42 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API