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Sir John Whittingdale vs Sir Ashley Fox

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 6 different votes 319 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
1,943
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
636 eligible divisions
931
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
45.3% of votes cast
1,012
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
270
54.7% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.0% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
203
+107.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
122
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
295
+127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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

Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
107 of 122 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API