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Richard Foord vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Torsten Bell voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 191 different votes 238 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 0 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 26% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 28 No
Tax 6% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 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
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

232
+154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
340
+201.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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