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Richard Foord vs Kirsty Blackman

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
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

259 same votes 27 different votes 286 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
12 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 1 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Energy 82% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 23 No
Tax 90% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
629
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
332
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
297
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

170
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
198
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
13 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API