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Gareth Bacon vs Jessica Morden

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 Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Jessica Morden voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,072 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,036 different votes 1,072 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
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 19 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 18 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
88 Aye 39 No
Migration 3% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 No
19 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 103 No
Tax 0% aligned 150 shared votes
103 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 30 No
Education 0% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,838
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
55.7 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
814
44.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
55
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
56
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£297,501
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
68 of 71 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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