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Gareth Bacon vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Greg Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,409 shared comparable votes.

1,398 same votes 11 different votes 1,409 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
68 Aye 117 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
68 Aye 117 No
86 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 163 shared votes
86 Aye 77 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 38 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
103 Aye 42 No
Migration 98% aligned 145 shared votes
106 Aye 39 No
68 Aye 117 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
68 Aye 117 No
86 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 163 shared votes
86 Aye 77 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 44 of 650
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 31 of 650
1,470
1,678 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
1,678 eligible divisions
723
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
727
48.9% of votes cast
747
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
761
51.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Appearances
223
+136.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
81
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Contributions
276
+124.6 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 51 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
55 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No 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
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
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
No rebel
Aye
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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