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Richard Foord vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Steve Darling voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 6 different votes 320 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
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

60.7%
12% below average
Rank 563 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
688
1,133 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
636 eligible divisions
373
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.0% of votes cast
315
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.0% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

244
+148.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
162
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
265
+97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
195
+27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
5 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
35 of 42 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Housing
34 of 45 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API