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Gareth Bacon vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 4 different votes 418 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
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 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 48 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
1,478
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
620 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
45.7% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
244
54.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
60
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
99
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
72
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API