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Aphra Brandreth vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Aphra Brandreth and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 3 different votes 341 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
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
378
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
177
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
201
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
13
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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

£250,031
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£250,031
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Tax
79 of 111 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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