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Gareth Bacon vs Sam Rushworth

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
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Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sam Rushworth voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 305 different votes 315 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
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
37 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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 49 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 379 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
51.0 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
203
49.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
64
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Contributions
131
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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