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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 581 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 255 different votes 581 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

61.1%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
664
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
358
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
306
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

244
+160.3 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Appearances
1,295
+1211.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
267
+121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
Contributions
1,661
+1515.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
34 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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