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Richard Foord vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 168 different votes 368 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
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 81% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 79% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 76% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 22% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 3 No
Energy 24% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 32% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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 560 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
147
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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