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Gareth Bacon vs Al Carns

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 Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Al Carns voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 227 different votes 232 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
52.5 %
20 % below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
298
568 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
142
47.7 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
156
52.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
Appearances
66
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
60
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
Contributions
316
+183.3 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£170,101
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,101
25 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
21 of 31 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API