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Sir Ashley Fox vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 1 different votes 270 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
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
443
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
198
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
245
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
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
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API