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Richard Foord vs Sir Christopher Chope

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
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Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

126 same votes 259 different votes 385 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
27 Aye 38 No
Tax 75% aligned 65 shared votes
19 Aye 46 No
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 62% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 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
59.4 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
596
42.5 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
806
57.5 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

232
+154.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
44
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
256
+117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
42
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 530 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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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