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Afzal Khan vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,144 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,109 different votes 1,144 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
20 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 91 No
Migration 3% aligned 125 shared votes
87 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 32 No
Transport 2% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,657
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
925
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
732
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
44
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
52 of 54 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
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
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