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Richard Foord vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 95 different votes 335 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
11 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 16 No
Tax 37% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 5 No
Defence 50% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

61.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 649
654
1,067 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,356 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
849
57.7 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
623
42.3 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

228
+152.7 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 649
Appearances
49
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
252
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
432
+298.2 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
69 of 89 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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