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Sir Ashley Fox vs Richard Foord

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 Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Richard Foord voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 39 different votes 216 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 14 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 33 No
Tax 94% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 62% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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 276 of 647
Participation
61.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 565 of 647
410
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
633
1,030 eligible divisions
179
43.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
336
53.1 % of votes cast
231
56.3 % of votes cast
No votes
297
46.9 % of votes cast
13
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

117
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 647
Appearances
177
+114.3 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 647
179
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 647
Contributions
205
+92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£159,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
35 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Tax
97 of 108 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
13 of 17 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
72 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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