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Sir Ashley Fox vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 309 different votes 318 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
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 649
443
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
575 eligible divisions
198
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.9 % of votes cast
245
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
215
48.1 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

159
+80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
89
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
243
+104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
Contributions
113
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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