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Gareth Bacon vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 0 different votes 395 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
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
714
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
42.3% of votes cast
740
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
246
57.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
Appearances
98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
79
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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