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Gareth Bacon vs Wendy Chamberlain

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
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Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,002 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 772 different votes 1,002 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 24 No
Education 74% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 54% aligned 39 shared votes
8 Aye 31 No
45 Aye 82 No
Tax 49% aligned 127 shared votes
72 Aye 55 No
23 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 40% aligned 43 shared votes
9 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 28% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 20 No
Energy 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 3% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 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 49 of 649
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % 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
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
65
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Contributions
142
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
46 of 50 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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