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Richard Foord vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Ian Lavery voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 516 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 236 different votes 516 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
15 Aye 53 No
Migration 99% aligned 68 shared votes
16 Aye 52 No
12 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 2 No
Trade 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 3 No
Energy 81% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 22 No
Education 14% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 25% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 11 No
Defence 36% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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