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Gareth Bacon vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 936 shared comparable votes.

916 same votes 20 different votes 936 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
47 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
47 Aye 77 No
22 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
81 Aye 30 No
Migration 94% aligned 111 shared votes
74 Aye 37 No
53 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 99 shared votes
54 Aye 45 No
47 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
47 Aye 77 No
22 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.5%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 650
1,487
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,527
2,417 eligible divisions
729
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
733
48.0% of votes cast
758
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
794
52.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
64
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
131
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Contributions
71
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Transport
67 of 98 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API