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Richard Foord vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 66% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 128 different votes 378 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
12 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 44 No
Migration 98% aligned 59 shared votes
16 Aye 43 No
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 28% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 17 No
Tax 29% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

234
+156.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
80
+2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
258
+120.9 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
Contributions
353
+215.9 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
177 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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