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Gareth Bacon vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 926 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 896 different votes 926 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
8 Aye 22 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 9 No
Transport 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
71 Aye 31 No
Migration 4% aligned 102 shared votes
27 Aye 75 No
8 Aye 21 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 26 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,438
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,088
1,320 eligible divisions
705
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
565
51.9 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.1 % 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
5 years, 0 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

47
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
4
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
60
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
13
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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
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