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Gareth Bacon vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Catherine West voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,005 different votes 1,040 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 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 30 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
94 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 132 shared votes
34 Aye 98 No
21 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 345 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,729
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
54.4 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
789
45.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % 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
42
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
72
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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