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Gareth Bacon vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Melanie Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 326 different votes 334 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 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
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 276 of 650
1,428
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
428
558 eligible divisions
701
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
50.0 % of votes cast
727
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
214
50.0 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
71
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
55
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
90
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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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