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Richard Foord vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 56% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 174 different votes 396 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 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 43 No
Migration 98% aligned 53 shared votes
11 Aye 42 No
9 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 92% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 14% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 26% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 30% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 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
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
72
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
255
+117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
112
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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) 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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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
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