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Samantha Dixon vs Richard Foord

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Richard Foord voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 198 different votes 435 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
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 50 No
Migration 97% aligned 64 shared votes
12 Aye 52 No
8 Aye 1 No
Trade 89% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 6 No
Transport 13% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 21% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 25% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 32% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 5 No
Housing 32% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 339 of 649
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
725
984 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
357
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
368
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
232
+154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
277
+138.7 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
Contributions
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Trade
20 of 23 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Migration
83 of 97 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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