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Richard Foord vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 57% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 194 different votes 447 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
17 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 53 No
Migration 97% aligned 64 shared votes
13 Aye 51 No
7 Aye 2 No
Trade 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 19% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 24% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 35% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
54.3 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
761
45.7 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
15 years, 6 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
71
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
255
+117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
86
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 367 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 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 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
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
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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