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Richard Foord vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

172 same votes 44 different votes 216 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
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 95% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 5 No
Housing 55% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

61.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 567 of 650
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 650
649
1,060 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
563 eligible divisions
348
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
301
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

218
+146.9 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Appearances
120
+48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
243
+116.8 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
225
+98.8 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
100 of 111 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Education
40 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API