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Gareth Bacon vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,166 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 1,132 different votes 1,166 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 21 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 29 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
91 Aye 34 No
Migration 2% aligned 125 shared votes
31 Aye 94 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 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 224 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
66 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 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
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
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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