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Gareth Bacon vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Cat Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,030 different votes 1,066 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
19 Aye 29 No
Benefits 6% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
94 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 132 shared votes
34 Aye 98 No
14 Aye 21 No
Education 3% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 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 52 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 373 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
54.2 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
782
45.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
20
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
27
-106.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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