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Gareth Bacon vs Margaret Mullane

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 Margaret Mullane
Margaret Mullane
Lab Dagenham and Rainham

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Margaret Mullane voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 385 different votes 397 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
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
40 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 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
88.0 %
15 % above average
Rank 47 of 649
1,440
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
573 eligible divisions
707
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.8 % of votes cast
733
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
48.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
20
4.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Appearances
6
-71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
61
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
Contributions
6
-130.7 vs Commons average
Rank 623 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
£165,025
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,025
27 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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: Third Reading 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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