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Sir Ashley Fox vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and James Cartlidge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
443
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
198
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
245
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
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
37 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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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