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Gareth Bacon vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Jim Shannon voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 1,250 shared comparable votes.

905 same votes 345 different votes 1,250 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
16 Aye 35 No
Education 92% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 23 No
Energy 91% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
67 Aye 114 No
Tax 87% aligned 181 shared votes
80 Aye 101 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 86% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 48% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
73 Aye 35 No
Migration 52% aligned 108 shared votes
71 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 20 No
Trade 53% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 32 No
Benefits 55% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 25 No
Housing 57% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 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 50 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,438
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,011
2,356 eligible divisions
705
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
51.6 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
973
48.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
1,203
+1127.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
60
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
1,482
+1347.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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