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Richard Foord vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 511 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 237 different votes 511 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
16 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 52 No
Migration 99% aligned 67 shared votes
16 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 1 No
Trade 88% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 21 No
Education 14% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 21% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 10 No
Defence 34% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 288 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
668
53.4 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
582
46.6 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
13
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
13
-124.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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