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Gareth Bacon vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Ed Davey voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 845 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 665 different votes 845 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
10 Aye 25 No
Education 71% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 73 No
Tax 43% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 42% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 40 shared votes
10 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
64 Aye 37 No
Migration 3% aligned 101 shared votes
34 Aye 67 No
19 Aye 7 No
Trade 4% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 650
Participation
60.3%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 650
1,458
1,663 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,281
2,126 eligible divisions
716
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
56.0% of votes cast
742
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
563
44.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
67
-18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
81
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
110
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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