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Richard Foord vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Lucy Powell voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 198 different votes 440 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 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 44 No
Migration 96% aligned 55 shared votes
13 Aye 42 No
12 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 3 No
Energy 89% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Trade 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 18 No
Education 10% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 28 No
Tax 20% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 6 No
Defence 30% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
875
56.3 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
680
43.7 % 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
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
6
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
255
+117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
96
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 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
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 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
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 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 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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