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Sir Ashley Fox vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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 Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 344 different votes 349 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 649
443
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
575 eligible divisions
198
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
49.5 % of votes cast
245
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.5 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % 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
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 350 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
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API