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Gareth Bacon vs Wera Hobhouse

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
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 1,028 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 806 different votes 1,028 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
10 Aye 24 No
Education 76% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 62% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
40 Aye 90 No
Tax 52% aligned 130 shared votes
68 Aye 62 No
26 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 37% aligned 49 shared votes
13 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 26% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
81 Aye 27 No
Migration 3% aligned 108 shared votes
24 Aye 84 No
7 Aye 17 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

52
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
65
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Contributions
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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