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Richard Foord vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 499 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 207 different votes 499 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 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 54 No
Migration 97% aligned 69 shared votes
17 Aye 52 No
17 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 22 No
Education 14% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 20% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 30% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 10 No
Defence 36% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

231
+153.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
30
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 649
255
+116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Contributions
15
-123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 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
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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