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Richard Foord vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 176 different votes 436 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
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 49 No
Migration 97% aligned 64 shared votes
17 Aye 47 No
5 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Trade 88% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 2 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 19% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 27% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 4 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
57.0 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.0 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

232
+153.9 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
256
+117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
45
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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