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Gareth Bacon vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Ian Lavery voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,120 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,082 different votes 1,120 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
17 Aye 28 No
Benefits 7% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
93 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 131 shared votes
34 Aye 97 No
66 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 120 shared votes
51 Aye 69 No
12 Aye 34 No
Education 2% aligned 46 shared votes
35 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,000
55.8 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 285 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
147 of 169 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
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 5 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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