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Gareth Bacon vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

1,159 same votes 0 different votes 1,159 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
53 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
53 Aye 104 No
64 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
64 Aye 73 No
87 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
33 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 31 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
53 Aye 104 No
64 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
64 Aye 73 No
87 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
33 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 31 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 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
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 270 of 648
1,401
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,231
1,594 eligible divisions
683
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
593
48.2 % of votes cast
718
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
638
51.8 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648
Appearances
53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 648
53
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Contributions
94
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 251 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
63 of 63 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
40 of 45 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#3
Trade
43 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API