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Gareth Bacon vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,299 shared comparable votes.

1,298 same votes 1 different votes 1,299 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
63 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
63 Aye 113 No
102 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
102 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 154 shared votes
79 Aye 75 No
63 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
63 Aye 113 No
102 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
102 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 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
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,643 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
49.4 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
678
50.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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