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Gareth Bacon vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,389 shared comparable votes.

1,357 same votes 32 different votes 1,389 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
68 Aye 118 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
68 Aye 118 No
75 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
75 Aye 77 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 22 No
Energy 97% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 18 No
Transport 98% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
99 Aye 40 No
Migration 98% aligned 139 shared votes
102 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 37 No
Education 98% aligned 52 shared votes
14 Aye 38 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
88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
1,487
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
729
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
46.3% of votes cast
758
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.5% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
131
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Contributions
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
92 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 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
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
No rebel
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
No 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
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 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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