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Gareth Bacon vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Karin Smyth voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,025 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 990 different votes 1,025 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
18 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 22 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
68 Aye 29 No
Migration 4% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No
9 Aye 21 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
74 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 129 shared votes
54 Aye 75 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 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
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
956
56.0 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % 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
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
383
+249.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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
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