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Richard Foord

Richard Foord

Liberal Democrat MP for Honiton and Sidmouth

Richard Foord is the Liberal Democrat MP for Honiton and Sidmouth, and has been an MP continually since 23 June 2022.

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

6,700

Recent swing

+35.9% Liberal Democrat

Party

Liberal Democrat

Top donors:

No registered donations

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

DID NOT VOTE
21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed 386 For, 105 Against

VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed 330 For, 275 Against

Richard voted with the majority

VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024

Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

✓ Passed 375 For, 9 Against

Richard voted with the majority

Where Richard fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Richard Foord

Richard Foord

Member of Parliament

Honiton and Sidmouth

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
  • Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill