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Sir Ashley Fox vs Steve Witherden

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
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Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Steve Witherden voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 324 different votes 343 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 11 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
454
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
206
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
248
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

171
+88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
251
+107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
37 of 39 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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