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Richard Foord vs Ed Davey

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Ed Davey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 6 different votes 386 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
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 28 No
Migration 98% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

60.7%
12% below average
Rank 563 of 650
Participation
59.4%
13% below average
Rank 575 of 650
688
1,133 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,288
2,167 eligible divisions
373
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
55.9% of votes cast
315
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
568
44.1% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

243
+146.9 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
74
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
264
+96.8 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
125
-42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 189 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Housing
34 of 45 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API