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Gareth Bacon vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Peter Dowd voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 955 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 923 different votes 955 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
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 35 No
Migration 5% aligned 75 shared votes
31 Aye 44 No
9 Aye 21 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 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
69.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 444 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
56.0 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
717
44.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
29
-104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 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
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
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
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
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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