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Gareth Bacon vs Afzal Khan

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 Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Afzal Khan voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,142 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,107 different votes 1,142 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
19 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 19 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
87 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 125 shared votes
34 Aye 91 No
17 Aye 26 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 15 No
Transport 2% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 32 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 52 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,654
2,099 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
55.9 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
729
44.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
37
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
42
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£247,867
10 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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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