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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 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 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
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

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 446 of 649
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
590 eligible divisions
714
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
48.0% of votes cast
740
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
212
52.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Contributions
122
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£199,214
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£199,214
12% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
22
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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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