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Gareth Bacon vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Nick Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,074 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,037 different votes 1,074 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
11 Aye 19 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 27 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
68 Aye 31 No
Migration 4% aligned 99 shared votes
27 Aye 72 No
16 Aye 33 No
Education 2% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 32 No
Housing 0% aligned 43 shared votes
32 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 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 52 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,009
57.3 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
119
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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
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