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Darren Jones vs Gareth Bacon

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

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Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 903 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 869 different votes 903 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
17 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 3 No
Energy 5% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 96 No
Migration 3% aligned 131 shared votes
92 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 90 shared votes
50 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,370
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
761
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
609
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
597
+458.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Trade
67 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
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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