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Gareth Bacon vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 816 shared comparable votes.

789 same votes 27 different votes 816 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
30 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 17 No
Trade 96% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
86 Aye 32 No
Migration 97% aligned 118 shared votes
89 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 650
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
1,492
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
2,422 eligible divisions
731
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
42.4% of votes cast
761
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
827
57.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.1% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

65
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Appearances
70
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
129
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
70
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 482 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
193 of 212 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Tax
228 of 332 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
No rebel
No
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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