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Richard Foord vs Josh Newbury

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 Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Josh Newbury voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 238 different votes 273 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Housing 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 5% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

61.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 648
Participation
89.4 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 648
629
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
526 eligible divisions
332
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
250
53.2 % of votes cast
297
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
220
46.8 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

170
+109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 648
Appearances
108
+47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648
198
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 648
Contributions
124
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£109,414
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£109,414
52 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
13 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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