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Gareth Bacon vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,279 shared comparable votes.

1,275 same votes 4 different votes 1,279 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
59 Aye 115 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
59 Aye 115 No
100 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
100 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 34 No
Benefits 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
68 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 124 shared votes
66 Aye 58 No
59 Aye 115 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
59 Aye 115 No
100 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
100 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 34 No
Benefits 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
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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