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Sir Ashley Fox vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 2 different votes 375 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
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
39 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
443
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
198
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
245
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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