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Richard Foord vs Steve Barclay

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 Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Steve Barclay voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 242 different votes 412 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
11 Aye 9 No
Education 85% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 35 No
Tax 74% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 52 No
Migration 6% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 2 No
Energy 8% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
47.7 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
884
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % 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
76
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
106
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
2 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
192 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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