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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 13% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 245 different votes 281 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 22% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 20 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 648
Participation
88.6 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 648
629
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
526 eligible divisions
332
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.7 % of votes cast
297
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
225
48.3 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

170
+109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 648
Appearances
88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 648
198
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 648
Contributions
103
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648

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
0
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
31 of 31 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
13 of 17 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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