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Gareth Bacon vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Steve Reed voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 839 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 814 different votes 839 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
6 Aye 17 No
Energy 9% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
65 Aye 28 No
Migration 3% aligned 93 shared votes
25 Aye 68 No
17 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 25 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 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 50 of 649
Participation
61.9 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 649
1,438
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
2,356 eligible divisions
705
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
858
58.8 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
601
41.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

47
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
60
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
417
+282.5 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Trade
65 of 89 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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