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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
Photograph of Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 38 different votes 213 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
4 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
24 Aye 30 No
Tax 94% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 648
Participation
76.8 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 648
629
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
526 eligible divisions
332
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
43.1 % of votes cast
297
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
230
56.9 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

170
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 648
Appearances
115
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 648
198
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 648
Contributions
175
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 648

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
4
3 registered categories
0
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
35 of 37 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
13 of 17 votes
#3
Tax
97 of 108 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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