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Richard Foord vs Saqib Bhatti

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
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Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 523 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 333 different votes 523 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 16 No
Education 88% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 67% aligned 73 shared votes
24 Aye 49 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 53 No
Migration 4% aligned 67 shared votes
50 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,643 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
49.4 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
678
50.6 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

232
+154.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
78
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
256
+117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
106
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
5 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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
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
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
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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