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Gareth Bacon vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 964 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 931 different votes 964 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
15 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 25 No
Education 3% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
82 Aye 37 No
Migration 3% aligned 119 shared votes
34 Aye 85 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 492 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.1 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
48
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 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 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
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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