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Gareth Bacon vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 480 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 467 different votes 480 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 1 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 11 No
Migration 11% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 18 No
Benefits 8% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 67 No
Tax 0% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 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 50 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
1,438
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
584
739 eligible divisions
705
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
302
51.7 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
282
48.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

47
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
62
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
60
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
Contributions
71
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 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
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
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
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
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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