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Charlie Dewhirst vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
35 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
35 Aye 58 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
35 Aye 58 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
381
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
166
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
215
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % 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

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 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

£184,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
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