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Gareth Bacon vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Bobby Dean voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 59 different votes 289 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
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 43 No
Tax 96% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 15 No
Housing 68% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 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
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 448 of 650
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
390
563 eligible divisions
703
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
52.1 % of votes cast
729
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
187
47.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
59
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Contributions
89
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Education
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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