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Richard Foord vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Nick Smith voted the same way 53% of the time, based on 528 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 248 different votes 528 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
5 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 43 No
Migration 98% aligned 52 shared votes
10 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 2 No
Trade 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 22 No
Education 11% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 0 No
Transport 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 19% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
41 Aye 37 No
Tax 22% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 35% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
91
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
119
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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