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Chris Evans vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,013 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 977 different votes 1,013 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
15 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 89 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
85 Aye 31 No
51 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 121 shared votes
70 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 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 381 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,697
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
940
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
757
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
17
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

22
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 573 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

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
5
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

Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
58 of 71 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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