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Sir Ashley Fox vs Dame Meg Hillier

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

Photograph of Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater
vs
Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 324 different votes 328 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
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
29 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.9%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
454
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
206
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
248
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
137
+53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
251
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
Contributions
222
+76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£159,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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