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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 384 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 0 different votes 384 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
38 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
38 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
38 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
714
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
740
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
79
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 649
Contributions
164
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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