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Gareth Bacon vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Matt Rodda voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,180 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,139 different votes 1,180 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
19 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 29 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
94 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 132 shared votes
34 Aye 98 No
11 Aye 22 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 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 52 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,099 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
938
54.8 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
775
45.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
81
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
102
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 295 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Education
70 of 76 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 71 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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