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Gareth Bacon vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Richard Burgon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,175 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,135 different votes 1,175 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
17 Aye 28 No
Education 9% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 31 No
Benefits 4% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
93 Aye 36 No
Migration 2% aligned 129 shared votes
33 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 23 No
Trade 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 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
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 197 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,884
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
55.0 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
847
45.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % 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
78
+2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
90
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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