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Gareth Bacon vs Alan Mak

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 Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Alan Mak voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,290 shared comparable votes.

1,289 same votes 1 different votes 1,290 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
65 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
65 Aye 112 No
82 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 158 shared votes
82 Aye 76 No
99 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
99 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
65 Aye 112 No
82 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 158 shared votes
82 Aye 76 No
99 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
99 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 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 49 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
28
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API