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Gareth Bacon vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 949 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 916 different votes 949 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
15 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 21 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 9 No
Transport 3% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 16 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 463 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
901
56.3 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
700
43.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
323
+189.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
183 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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