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Gareth Bacon vs James Asser

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 James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and James Asser voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 353 different votes 361 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
37 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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 650
Participation
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 650
1,421
1,619 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
551 eligible divisions
699
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.5 % of votes cast
722
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.5 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
28
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
57
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
Contributions
40
-79.1 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
£173,878
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£173,878
23 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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