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Gareth Bacon vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
36 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
36 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
36 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,401
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
683
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
718
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
53
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API