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Dan Tomlinson vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Dan Tomlinson and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 266 different votes 272 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 563 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
347
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
170
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
177
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
5
1.4 % 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

73
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
458
+332.2 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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

£225,538
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£225,538
same as average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
4
3 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

Transport
25 of 29 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
25 of 33 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Education
37 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API