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Gareth Bacon vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Liam Byrne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 954 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 926 different votes 954 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
15 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 19 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 26 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
90 Aye 27 No
Migration 3% aligned 117 shared votes
24 Aye 93 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 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
65.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
861
55.8 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
681
44.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
53
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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
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