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Gareth Bacon vs Chris Ward
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Gareth Bacon and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.
7 same votes
357 different votes
364 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
87.6%
15% above average
Participation
71.9%
same as average
1,478
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
620 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
52.2% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
213
47.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
65
-28.0 vs Commons average
Appearances
78
-15.0 vs Commons average
117
-45.0 vs Commons average
Contributions
231
+69.0 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Aye
No
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
21 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API