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Blake Stephenson vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
38 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
38 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
38 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
6
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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