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Gareth Bacon vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Harriet Cross voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
Participation
72.9%
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
590 eligible divisions
714
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
47.0% of votes cast
740
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
228
53.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
121
+37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Contributions
207
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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