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Gareth Bacon vs Sir Edward Leigh

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

1,152 same votes 10 different votes 1,162 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
59 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
59 Aye 112 No
74 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
74 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 26 No
Benefits 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 98% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
91 Aye 27 No
Migration 98% aligned 118 shared votes
93 Aye 25 No
59 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
59 Aye 112 No
74 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
74 Aye 55 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 45 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
1,478
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,405 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
47.3% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
951
52.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
181
+92.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
83
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Contributions
201
+46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 212 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API