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Steve Witherden vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 365 different votes 370 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
30 Aye 50 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
30 Aye 50 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
244
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
714
49.1% of votes cast
227
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.9% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
Contributions
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19% above average
3
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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