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Ashley Dalton vs Gareth Bacon

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

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Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 487 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 469 different votes 487 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
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 7 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 57 No
Migration 4% aligned 76 shared votes
54 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
31 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
577
913 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
275
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
302
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
6 of 6 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Trade
15 of 19 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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