Portrait of Sir Ashley Fox

Sir Ashley Fox

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Bridgwater · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero)

Opposition Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: ashley.fox.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 01278 811 007

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
77.5%
489 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
5 meetings attended
Debate contributions
512
in the 7 year window
Written questions
412
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Sir Ashley Fox is the Conservative MP for Bridgwater, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the roles of Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons), and Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bridgwater4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Bath

Voting participation

Participation rate
77.5%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
489

joint 248th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Ashley Fox voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 80.8%80.8%2025: 75.8%75.8%2026: 78.8%78.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236186 78.8%
2025322244 75.8%
20247359 80.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631489 77.5%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
512
Written questions
412
Oral questions
29
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
5

204th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Ashley Fox: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 14814820242025: 12212220252026: 1421422026
Oral questions per year
Sir Ashley Fox: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 6620242025: 191920252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 176 104 142 4 0 0 0
2025 256 127 122 19 0 0 0
2024 80 40 148 6 0 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Justice Committee Member 21 October 2024 5 of 5 100.0%
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art Member 6 February 2025 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
512
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
271
distinct debates

231st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Ashley Fox: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002024: 808020242025: 25625620252026: 1761762026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Ashley Fox: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 404020242025: 12712720252026: 1041042026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Bridgwater
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Justice Committee
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
  3. 2026

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero)

Constituency: Bridgwater

Bridgwater constituency boundary
Area
298.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 1,349
Electorate
71,571 · turnout 56.1%
Postcode areas
BS24, TA2, TA3, TA5, TA6, TA7, TA8, TA9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.