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Sir Ashley Fox vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and David Simmonds voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 11 different votes 344 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
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 130 of 650
494
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,418
1,704 eligible divisions
224
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
682
48.1% of votes cast
270
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
736
51.9% of votes cast
15
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

204
+107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Appearances
115
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
294
+124.8 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
174
+4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£159,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
40 of 42 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
50 of 55 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
Tax
107 of 122 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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
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