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Richard Foord vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Robin Swann voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 59 different votes 276 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 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 98% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 86% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 0 No
Transport 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 68% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 79% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

61.0%
11% below average
Rank 563 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
688
1,128 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
631 eligible divisions
373
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
54.4% of votes cast
315
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
213
45.6% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

242
+147.4 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
132
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
263
+98.2 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Contributions
170
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
35 of 42 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes
#5
Tax
96 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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