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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 981 shared comparable votes.

981 same votes 0 different votes 981 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
44 Aye 95 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
44 Aye 95 No
66 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
66 Aye 53 No
70 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
70 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 95 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
44 Aye 95 No
66 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
66 Aye 53 No
70 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
70 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 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

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 649
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,571
2,376 eligible divisions
714
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
740
47.1% of votes cast
740
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
831
52.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

58
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
Appearances
8
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649
77
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
13
-129.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 649

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
15
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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