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Gareth Bacon vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Joe Powell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 313 different votes 319 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
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 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 51 of 650
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 650
1,428
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
417
558 eligible divisions
701
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.0 % of votes cast
727
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
221
53.0 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
68
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
59
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
99
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
33 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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
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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