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Richard Foord vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Jim Allister voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 59 different votes 243 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
26 Aye 36 No
Tax 92% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 40% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 67% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 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 649
Participation
70.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 649
652
1,065 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
568 eligible divisions
350
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
49.0 % of votes cast
302
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.0 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

230
+155.3 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 649
Appearances
194
+119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
255
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Contributions
248
+115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 74 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Education
42 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Tax
89 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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