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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 55% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 186 different votes 415 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
7 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 49 No
Migration 98% aligned 62 shared votes
12 Aye 50 No
11 Aye 2 No
Energy 92% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 82% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 20% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 23% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 29% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
61.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
629
1,023 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
332
52.8 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
297
47.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
170
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 648
139
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 648
Contributions
198
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 648

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
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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
13 of 17 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
72 of 95 votes
Trade
17 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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