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Sir Ashley Fox vs Sammy Wilson

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
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 24 different votes 241 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
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
454
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
206
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
248
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
111
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
251
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
Contributions
160
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30% below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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