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Richard Foord vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 508 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 306 different votes 508 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
6 Aye 20 No
Education 88% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
33 Aye 41 No
Tax 70% aligned 74 shared votes
21 Aye 53 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 62% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 53 No
Migration 7% aligned 70 shared votes
48 Aye 22 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
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
93
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
171
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
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
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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