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Gareth Bacon vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,138 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,100 different votes 1,138 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
11 Aye 21 No
Energy 6% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
95 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 133 shared votes
34 Aye 99 No
31 Aye 13 No
Transport 2% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 52 of 649
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
55.1 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
830
44.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
32 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
55
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
209
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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