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Gareth Bacon vs Alex Sobel

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 Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Alex Sobel voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,020 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 990 different votes 1,020 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
18 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 10 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 24 No
Benefits 3% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
90 Aye 37 No
Migration 2% aligned 127 shared votes
34 Aye 93 No
60 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 106 shared votes
46 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 33 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
33 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
820
54.5 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
684
45.5 % 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
104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 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
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
139 of 161 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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