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Richard Foord vs Sir Keir Starmer

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 Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 83 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 18 different votes 83 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
13 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

61.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 567 of 650
Participation
38.0 %
35 % below average
Rank 635 of 650
650
1,061 eligible divisions
Total votes
893
2,350 eligible divisions
349
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
61.0 % of votes cast
301
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
348
39.0 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

220
+148.6 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Appearances
49
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
245
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Contributions
1,510
+1383.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
3 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
161 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 89 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Migration
72 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
25 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in ther Amendment 7B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 6B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Rwanda Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 3B and 3C 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Rwanda Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 9 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
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