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Gareth Bacon vs Tim Farron

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

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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
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Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Tim Farron voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 953 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 736 different votes 953 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
12 Aye 17 No
Education 66% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 42 shared votes
9 Aye 33 No
36 Aye 83 No
Tax 50% aligned 119 shared votes
64 Aye 55 No
26 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 50 shared votes
14 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 27% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 3% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
77 Aye 37 No
Migration 4% aligned 114 shared votes
33 Aye 81 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 49 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

52
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
146
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
65
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Contributions
168
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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