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Gareth Bacon vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 341 different votes 348 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 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
49 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
49 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 188 of 650
1,428
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
558 eligible divisions
701
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
50.8 % of votes cast
727
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
222
49.2 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Appearances
29
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
56
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Contributions
47
-76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 491 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Transport
25 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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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