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Gareth Bacon vs Kenneth Stevenson

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 Kenneth Stevenson
Kenneth Stevenson
Lab Airdrie and Shotts

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Kenneth Stevenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 300 different votes 306 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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 51 of 650
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 650
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
399
563 eligible divisions
703
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
49.4 % of votes cast
729
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
202
50.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
13
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
60
-66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
18
-108.2 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£109,998
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£109,998
51 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Tax
95 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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