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Richard Foord vs Mark Ferguson

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 Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 202 different votes 248 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
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 26% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 6% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 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
89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
53.5 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
239
46.5 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

232
+154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
8
-130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
6
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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
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
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
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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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