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Gareth Bacon vs Barry Gardiner

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 935 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 907 different votes 935 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
62 Aye 24 No
Migration 5% aligned 86 shared votes
20 Aye 66 No
8 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
59 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 102 shared votes
42 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 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 50 of 649
Participation
67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 472 of 649
1,438
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,356 eligible divisions
705
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
54
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
60
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
86
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 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
Trade
77 of 89 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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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