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Gareth Bacon vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 714 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 694 different votes 714 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
34 Aye 22 No
Migration 7% aligned 56 shared votes
18 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 18 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
46 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 98 shared votes
52 Aye 46 No
35 Aye 60 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
60 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 60 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
60 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 603 of 649
1,438
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
2,356 eligible divisions
705
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
57.4 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
553
42.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
33
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
60
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
29
-105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
57 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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