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Gareth Bacon vs Chris Bloore

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 Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Chris Bloore voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 307 different votes 312 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 15 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 650
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
563 eligible divisions
703
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
48.9 % of votes cast
729
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
211
51.1 % 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
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
105
+34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
59
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Contributions
116
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 221 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
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API