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Richard Foord vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 153 different votes 416 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
5 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 53 No
Migration 97% aligned 68 shared votes
17 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 3 No
Energy 89% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 2 No
Trade 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 21% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 33% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 11 No
Defence 38% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 43% aligned 21 shared votes
21 Aye 0 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
14 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

234
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
258
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
328
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
183 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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