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Richard Foord vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Luke Pollard voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 177 different votes 425 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
13 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 10% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 27 No
Tax 21% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 10 No
Defence 36% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 4 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,106 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
807
55.3 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
653
44.7 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

231
+153.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
78
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
255
+116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Contributions
731
+592.6 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
24 of 29 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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