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Gareth Bacon vs Shaun Davies

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 Shaun Davies
Shaun Davies
Lab Telford

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Shaun Davies voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 269 different votes 275 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 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
65.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 650
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
563 eligible divisions
703
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
53.4 % of votes cast
729
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
172
46.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
50
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£210,313
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£210,313
7 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 33 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
9 of 11 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 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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