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Richard Foord vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 263 different votes 430 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
7 Aye 16 No
Education 87% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 80% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
3 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 11 No
Defence 57% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

61.1%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
664
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
358
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
306
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

244
+160.4 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
267
+121.3 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
182
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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