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Richard Foord vs Mr Will Forster

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
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Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 4 different votes 333 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
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

61.0%
11% below average
Rank 563 of 650
Participation
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
688
1,128 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
631 eligible divisions
373
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
53.9% of votes cast
315
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
215
46.1% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

242
+147.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
215
+120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
263
+98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
267
+102.4 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
35 of 42 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API