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Richard Foord vs Paul Holmes

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
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Paul Holmes voted the same way 35% of the time, based on 497 shared comparable votes.

176 same votes 321 different votes 497 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 2 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 80% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 65% aligned 68 shared votes
26 Aye 42 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 61% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 57% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 52 No
Migration 3% aligned 62 shared votes
50 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 4 No
Trade 9% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 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
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
694
49.6 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
704
50.4 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

232
+154.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
256
+117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
390
+251.5 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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