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Gareth Bacon vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 976 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 945 different votes 976 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
17 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
79 Aye 35 No
Migration 4% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
31 Aye 5 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
68.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,609
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
885
55.0 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
724
45.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
27
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
39
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 532 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
53 of 66 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 89 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
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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