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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 348 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 2 different votes 348 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
37 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
37 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
37 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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 276 of 647
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 58 of 647
410
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
1,601 eligible divisions
179
43.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
688
48.9 % of votes cast
231
56.3 % of votes cast
No votes
719
51.1 % of votes cast
13
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

117
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 647
Appearances
44
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 647
179
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 647
Contributions
55
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 647

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
35 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Tax
97 of 108 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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