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Jessica Toale vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Jessica Toale and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 349 different votes 356 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
35 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
35 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 240 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
450
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
229
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
221
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % 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

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 329 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

£208,947
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£208,947
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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