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Paul Davies vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 442 different votes 450 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
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 98 shared votes
40 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 98 shared votes
40 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
8 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

94.0%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
568
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
1,672 eligible divisions
290
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
49.0% of votes cast
278
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
746
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
61
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
59
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Contributions
81
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14% below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Trade
55 of 56 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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