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Gill German vs Gareth Bacon

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

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Gill German
Lab Clwyd North
vs
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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Gill German and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 318 different votes 326 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
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
419
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
199
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
220
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

19
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
24
-114.3 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£150,075
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£150,075
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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