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James Cartlidge vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,315 shared comparable votes.

1,312 same votes 3 different votes 1,315 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
66 Aye 118 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
66 Aye 118 No
99 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
99 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
73 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 149 shared votes
74 Aye 75 No
66 Aye 118 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
66 Aye 118 No
99 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
99 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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