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Fred Thomas vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 342 different votes 349 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
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
60 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
30 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
30 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
2 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 650
Participation
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,487
1,699 eligible divisions
252
58.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
729
49.0% of votes cast
180
41.7% of votes cast
No votes
758
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
76
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Contributions
134
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
55 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Tax
97 of 121 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API