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Sir Ashley Fox vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 5 different votes 338 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
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
454
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
206
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
248
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
19
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
251
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
Contributions
24
-121.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30% below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
37 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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