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Richard Foord vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Gerald Jones voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 214 different votes 467 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
4 Aye 1 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 46 No
Migration 96% aligned 57 shared votes
13 Aye 44 No
15 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 21 No
Education 11% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 19% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 20% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 26% aligned 19 shared votes
16 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
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
843
44.0 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
27
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
35
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 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 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
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
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
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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