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Richard Foord vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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


Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 3 different votes 446 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
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 35 No
Migration 98% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
629
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
332
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
297
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

170
+109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 648
198
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 648
Contributions
88
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
13 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API