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Richard Foord vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 194 different votes 240 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 31 No
Tax 6% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 7% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 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
89.9 %
17 % above average
Rank 20 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
266
51.5 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
251
48.5 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

232
+154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
3
-135.3 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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