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Gareth Bacon vs Dame Harriett Baldwin

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 Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Dame Harriett Baldwin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,271 shared comparable votes.

1,256 same votes 15 different votes 1,271 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
67 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
67 Aye 112 No
74 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
74 Aye 61 No
89 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
89 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
67 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
67 Aye 112 No
74 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
74 Aye 61 No
89 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
89 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
81.5%
9% above average
Rank 169 of 650
1,478
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,959
2,405 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
923
47.1% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,036
52.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
111
+23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
81
-71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
140
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£247,722
10% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
207 of 211 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
79 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 29B 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
No
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No rebel
Aye
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
No rebel
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
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