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Richard Foord vs Sir John Whittingdale

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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Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 295 different votes 495 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
10 Aye 18 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 73% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 60% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 56 No
Migration 5% aligned 73 shared votes
52 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % 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
74
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
106
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API