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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.

Photograph of Sir Ashley Fox
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 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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

77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
443
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
198
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
245
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
3
3 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
9 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 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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