Richard Foord, the Liberal Democrat MP for Honiton and Sidmouth, was first elected in June 2022 and was re-elected to the current parliament on 4 July 2024. He is relatively new to parliament compared to the wider cohort of MPs, ranking 286th of 650 for length of service, though he is the 14th most experienced among Liberal Democrat MPs. Foord has made 346 debate contributions across 265 debates, ranking him 11th overall among all MPs, while his voting participation stands at 56.96% with 262 votes cast, placing him 241st overall. There is a significant divergence between his strong debate ranking and much lower voting ranking, with his debate contributions focused on Foreign Affairs & Defence, International Development, and procedural matters.

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