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Sarah Pochin vs Richard Foord

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Richard Foord voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 34 different votes 158 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
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 15 No
Tax 91% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 85% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 16 No
Housing 79% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

58.4%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 650
Participation
61.0%
11% below average
Rank 563 of 650
260
445 eligible divisions
Total votes
688
1,128 eligible divisions
118
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
373
54.2% of votes cast
142
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
315
45.8% of votes cast
7
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6% of votes cast
1 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

121
+26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
242
+147.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
147
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Contributions
263
+98.5 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£302,531
34% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
35 of 42 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
Housing
22 of 25 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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