Ayes & Noes

Compare

Gareth Bacon vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and David Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 0 different votes 274 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
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 648
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 648
1,401
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
330
526 eligible divisions
683
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
49.7 % of votes cast
718
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
166
50.3 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648
Appearances
75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
53
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Contributions
131
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#3
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
17 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API