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Gareth Bacon vs Sir Ashley Fox

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

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
Photograph of Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 4 different votes 406 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
39 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
39 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
8 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
39 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
8 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,478
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
620 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
45.8% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
260
54.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
192
+99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
117
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
284
+122.0 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Tax
100 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
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 32 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API