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Richard Foord vs Matt Bishop

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
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Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Matt Bishop voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 145 different votes 178 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 6% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 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
53.2 %
19 % below average
Rank 615 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
306
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
142
46.4 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
164
53.6 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 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
Tax
77 of 111 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Benefits
19 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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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