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Gareth Bacon vs Mike Martin

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 Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mike Martin voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 58 different votes 249 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
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 42 No
Tax 95% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 69% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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 650
Participation
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 650
1,434
1,633 eligible divisions
Total votes
330
565 eligible divisions
704
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
184
55.8 % of votes cast
730
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
146
44.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
82
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
60
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
104
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
40
5 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
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Education
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API