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Richard Foord vs Sir Julian 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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 46% of the time, based on 457 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 245 different votes 457 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 19 No
Education 90% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 78% aligned 67 shared votes
22 Aye 45 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 47 No
Migration 5% aligned 57 shared votes
44 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Energy 14% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 16% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
88
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
105
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
5 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 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
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
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
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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