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Richard Foord vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Ruth Jones voted the same way 51% of the time, based on 518 shared comparable votes.

265 same votes 253 different votes 518 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 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 53 No
Migration 97% aligned 64 shared votes
13 Aye 51 No
12 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Trade 88% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 21 No
Education 11% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 22% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 10 No
Defence 30% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

61.1%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
664
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
358
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
306
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

244
+160.3 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
267
+121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
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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