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Richard Foord vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Tim Farron voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 518 shared comparable votes.

505 same votes 13 different votes 518 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
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 47 No
Migration 98% aligned 63 shared votes
17 Aye 46 No
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 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
62.5%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
688
1,133 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,513
2,422 eligible divisions
373
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
831
54.9% of votes cast
315
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
682
45.1% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

243
+146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
186
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
264
+95.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Contributions
220
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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
57 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Housing
34 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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