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Gareth Bacon vs Rebecca 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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
714
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
740
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Appearances
150
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Contributions
268
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 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
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 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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