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Sir Ashley Fox vs Mr Peter Bedford

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
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
454
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
206
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
248
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
251
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
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