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Gareth Bacon vs Sir John Whittingdale

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,258 shared comparable votes.

1,256 same votes 2 different votes 1,258 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
65 Aye 94 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
65 Aye 94 No
99 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
99 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 31 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 129 shared votes
69 Aye 60 No
65 Aye 94 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
65 Aye 94 No
99 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
99 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 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
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
1,478
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,405 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
47.9% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,007
52.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

61
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
83
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
82
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
Contributions
118
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 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
205 of 212 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API