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Gareth Bacon vs John Healey

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 Healey
John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and John Healey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 805 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 777 different votes 805 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
13 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 22 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
70 Aye 39 No
Migration 4% aligned 109 shared votes
35 Aye 74 No
20 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 85 shared votes
37 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 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
60.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 649
1,438
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,425
2,356 eligible divisions
705
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
810
56.8 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
615
43.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
48
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
60
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
479
+344.5 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,971
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Migration
125 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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