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Richard Foord vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 264 different votes 309 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
8 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 25% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 6% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

61.1%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
88.3%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 649
664
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
590 eligible divisions
358
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.3% of votes cast
306
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
264
50.7% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.3% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

244
+160.3 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
267
+121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
Contributions
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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