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Gareth Bacon vs David Simmonds

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and David Simmonds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,282 shared comparable votes.

1,271 same votes 11 different votes 1,282 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
67 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
67 Aye 108 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 26 No
Benefits 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
69 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 139 shared votes
69 Aye 70 No
101 Aye 42 No
Migration 99% aligned 143 shared votes
99 Aye 44 No
67 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
67 Aye 108 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 650
1,478
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,404
1,687 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
678
48.3% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
726
51.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
109
+21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
81
-71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
195
+42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
55 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API