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Gareth Bacon vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 746 different votes 944 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
12 Aye 24 No
Education 72% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 95 No
Tax 47% aligned 134 shared votes
74 Aye 60 No
21 Aye 11 No
Transport 28% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
70 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 128 shared votes
58 Aye 70 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
68 Aye 36 No
Migration 3% aligned 104 shared votes
33 Aye 71 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 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 49 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

52
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
65
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Contributions
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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