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Gareth Bacon vs Andrew Pakes

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 Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 302 different votes 309 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 1 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 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 51 of 650
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 426 of 650
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
563 eligible divisions
703
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.5 % of votes cast
729
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
59
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Contributions
77
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£183,790
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£183,790
19 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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