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Gareth Bacon vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Bob Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,388 shared comparable votes.

1,362 same votes 26 different votes 1,388 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
64 Aye 120 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
64 Aye 120 No
82 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
82 Aye 77 No
34 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 30 No
Trade 92% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 21 No
Housing 94% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
102 Aye 42 No
Migration 98% aligned 144 shared votes
105 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 37 No
Education 98% aligned 54 shared votes
16 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

87.5%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
1,487
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
729
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
46.9% of votes cast
758
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
131
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Contributions
189
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
No rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 85 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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