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Sir Ashley Fox vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

278 same votes 4 different votes 282 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
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
443
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
198
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
245
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API