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Sir Ashley Fox vs Mr Will Forster

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 Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 67 different votes 315 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
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 49 No
Tax 94% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 88% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 56% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
Participation
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
489
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
631 eligible divisions
222
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
53.9% of votes cast
267
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
215
46.1% of votes cast
15
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

199
+104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Appearances
215
+120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
291
+126.2 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Contributions
267
+102.2 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30% below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
4
4 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
40 of 42 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Tax
106 of 121 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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