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Richard Foord vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and John McDonnell voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 568 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 224 different votes 568 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
15 Aye 56 No
Migration 99% aligned 71 shared votes
16 Aye 55 No
13 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 2 No
Trade 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
39 Aye 37 No
Tax 25% aligned 76 shared votes
50 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 28% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 10 No
Defence 41% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.5 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

232
+153.9 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
116
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
256
+117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 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 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
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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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