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Gareth Bacon vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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 Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,265 shared comparable votes.

1,260 same votes 5 different votes 1,265 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
58 Aye 109 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
81 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
81 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
100 Aye 42 No
Migration 98% aligned 142 shared votes
103 Aye 39 No
58 Aye 109 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
81 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
81 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 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 49 of 649
Participation
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,201 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
48.8 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
935
51.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 8 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
133
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
395
+256.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1 % 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 164 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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