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Gareth Bacon vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 644 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 618 different votes 644 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
1 Aye 8 No
Education 11% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 15 No
Energy 6% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
32 Aye 29 No
Migration 5% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
49 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 91 shared votes
41 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
46 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
Participation
48.7%
24% below average
Rank 623 of 649
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
714
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
696
60.2% of votes cast
740
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
460
39.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Appearances
59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Contributions
751
+605.3 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
186 of 211 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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