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Gareth Bacon vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

952 same votes 0 different votes 952 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
42 Aye 95 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
42 Aye 95 No
65 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
65 Aye 53 No
69 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
69 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 95 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
42 Aye 95 No
65 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
65 Aye 53 No
69 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
69 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 648
Participation
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
1,401
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
683
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
718
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
53
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Contributions
9
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
173 of 211 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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