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Richard Foord vs Jim Shannon

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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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Jim Shannon voted the same way 56% of the time, based on 573 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 251 different votes 573 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
10 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 90% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 83% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 4 No
Trade 82% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 80% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 3 No
Energy 26% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 32% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 27 shared votes
12 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
24
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
1,215
+1137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
255
+117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
1,515
+1377.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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