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Gareth Bacon vs Tim Roca

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 Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Tim Roca voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 350 different votes 357 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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 48 of 650
Participation
73.1%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
1,478
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
620 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
53.0% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
213
47.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
67
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
121
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Contributions
86
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£202,502
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£202,502
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Education
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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