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Sir Ashley Fox vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 0 different votes 277 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
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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
70.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 425 of 647
410
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,634
2,319 eligible divisions
179
43.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
756
46.3 % of votes cast
231
56.3 % of votes cast
No votes
878
53.7 % of votes cast
13
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

117
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 647
Appearances
44
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 647
179
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 647
Contributions
54
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 108 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Transport
71 of 87 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API