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Richard Foord vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Priti Patel voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 135 different votes 318 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
8 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 7 No
Benefits 88% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 84% aligned 70 shared votes
26 Aye 44 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 70% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 11% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 2 No
Trade 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

231
+153.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
255
+116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Contributions
95
-43.4 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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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