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Gareth Bacon vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
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Photograph of Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 352 different votes 359 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 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 51 of 650
Participation
84.1 %
11 % above average
Rank 116 of 650
1,424
1,622 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
554 eligible divisions
701
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
50.9 % of votes cast
723
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.1 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
42
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
57
-63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Contributions
49
-71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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