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Richard Foord vs Lisa Smart

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Lisa Smart voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 2 different votes 312 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
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

61.0%
11% below average
Rank 563 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
688
1,128 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
631 eligible divisions
373
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.5% of votes cast
315
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
186
44.5% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

242
+147.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
199
+104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
263
+98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
276
+111.4 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
25
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
35 of 42 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API