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Richard Foord vs Sam Rushworth

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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Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sam Rushworth voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 215 different votes 248 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
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 32 No
Tax 5% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 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
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 379 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
51.0 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
203
49.0 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.4 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

232
+154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
133
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
24 of 29 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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 4 9 Jun 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 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
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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