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Richard Foord vs Sarah Smith

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 Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sarah Smith voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 186 different votes 211 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 5% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 648
Participation
64.3 %
9 % below average
Rank 533 of 648
629
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
338
526 eligible divisions
332
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
53.6 % of votes cast
297
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
157
46.4 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

170
+109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 648
198
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 648
Contributions
54
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Defence
21 of 22 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
13 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
80 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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