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Richard Foord vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 237 different votes 284 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 22% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 5% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 95 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
49.9% of votes cast
304
46.5% of votes cast
No votes
245
50.1% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

228
+150.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
252
+114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
Contributions
64
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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) (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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API