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Richard Foord vs Graham Stuart

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 Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Graham Stuart voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

164 same votes 294 different votes 458 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
10 Aye 20 No
Education 90% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 71% aligned 72 shared votes
23 Aye 49 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 69% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 67% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 56 No
Migration 5% aligned 73 shared votes
52 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 4 No
Energy 6% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

61.1%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 285 of 649
664
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,376 eligible divisions
358
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
853
47.2% of votes cast
306
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
955
52.8% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

244
+160.4 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
128
+44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
267
+121.3 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
336
+190.3 vs Commons average
Rank 50 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
£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£299,689
33% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
6
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
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
57 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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