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Richard Foord vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Helen Hayes voted the same way 56% of the time, based on 536 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 234 different votes 536 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
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 52 No
Migration 99% aligned 67 shared votes
16 Aye 51 No
14 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 4 No
Energy 76% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 17% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 20% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 23% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 29% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 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
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.7 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % 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
93
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
255
+117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
121
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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
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
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
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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