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Gareth Bacon vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Adam Thompson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 434 different votes 442 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
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
Participation
92.4%
20% above average
Rank 8 of 650
1,478
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
573
620 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.2% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
291
50.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Appearances
98
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
82
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Contributions
117
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Transport
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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