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Gareth Bacon vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,048 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 1,015 different votes 1,048 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 16 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 23 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
92 Aye 30 No
Migration 3% aligned 122 shared votes
26 Aye 96 No
16 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,659
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
902
54.4 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
757
45.6 % 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
15 years, 6 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
69
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
82
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 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
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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
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
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