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Richard Foord vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

83 same votes 209 different votes 292 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
4 Aye 11 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 67% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 54% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

61.1%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 649
664
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,121 eligible divisions
358
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.6% of votes cast
306
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
713
50.4% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

244
+160.4 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
267
+121.3 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
277
+131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
167 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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