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Gareth Bacon vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,117 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 1,083 different votes 1,117 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
19 Aye 30 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
85 Aye 37 No
Migration 3% aligned 122 shared votes
33 Aye 89 No
29 Aye 13 No
Transport 2% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 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
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 274 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
55.7 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
800
44.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
43
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 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
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
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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