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Richard Foord vs Sir Ashley Fox

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
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Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 45 different votes 229 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 14 No
Education 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 95% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 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 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 7 No
Housing 62% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 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
77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
44.7 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
245
55.3 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

232
+154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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