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Gareth Bacon vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Ruth Jones voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,130 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,095 different votes 1,130 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
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
95 Aye 34 No
Migration 3% aligned 129 shared votes
30 Aye 99 No
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 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
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
52.2 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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