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Gareth Bacon vs Antonia Bance

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 Antonia Bance
Antonia Bance
Lab Tipton and Wednesbury

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Antonia Bance voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 292 different votes 299 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 2 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 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 51 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 419 of 650
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
563 eligible divisions
703
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.9 % of votes cast
729
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
203
51.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
38
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
61
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
58
-68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 443 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
£196,999
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£196,999
13 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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