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Gareth Bacon vs Nick Timothy

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 Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Nick Timothy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
47.9 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
207
52.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
Appearances
80
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
65
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Contributions
106
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
18
5 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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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