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Sir Ashley Fox vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 295 different votes 297 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
11 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
443
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
198
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
245
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % 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
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API