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Gareth Bacon vs John McDonnell

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 McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and John McDonnell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,180 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,142 different votes 1,180 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
11 Aye 32 No
Education 14% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 31 No
Benefits 4% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
97 Aye 37 No
Migration 2% aligned 134 shared votes
34 Aye 100 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
54.6 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
845
45.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
110
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
141
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
63 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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