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Barry Gardiner vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 918 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 890 different votes 918 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 66 No
Migration 5% aligned 86 shared votes
62 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
42 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 102 shared votes
59 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,401
1,594 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
683
48.8 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
718
51.2 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 648
Contributions
53
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Trade
76 of 88 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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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