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Richard Foord vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Keir Mather voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 194 different votes 316 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 21 No
Migration 96% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 2 No
Energy 75% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 69% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 7% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 25 No
Tax 12% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 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
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
781 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
290
49.2 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
299
50.8 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
103
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
507
+369.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
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
Education
50 of 52 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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