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Sir Ashley Fox vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

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Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 177 different votes 195 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
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 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
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
454
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
206
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
248
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

172
+89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
253
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
Contributions
224
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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