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David Smith vs Sir Ashley Fox

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 269 different votes 275 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
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 446 of 650
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
563 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
194
44.8 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
239
55.2 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
144
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
221
+95.2 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

#1
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API