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Richard Foord vs James Murray

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
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James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and James Murray voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 488 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 186 different votes 488 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 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 46 No
Migration 97% aligned 61 shared votes
17 Aye 44 No
16 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 21 No
Education 13% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 22% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 43% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
53.4 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
561
46.6 % 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
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

234
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
82
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
258
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
685
+545.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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 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
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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