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Richard Foord vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 203 different votes 315 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
2 Aye 9 No
Education 91% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 16 No
Tax 70% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 69% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 67% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 59% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 53 No
Migration 6% aligned 68 shared votes
49 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 2 No
Energy 8% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
664
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
358
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
306
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

244
+160.4 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
267
+121.3 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
72
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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