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Richard Foord vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Shivani Raja voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

156 same votes 49 different votes 205 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
16 Aye 28 No
Tax 93% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 89% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 81% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 0 No
Transport 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Benefits 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 13 No
Housing 74% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

61.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 567 of 649
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
652
1,065 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
568 eligible divisions
350
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
302
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

230
+155.3 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 649
Appearances
3
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
255
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Contributions
3
-129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API