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Joe Robertson vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 1 different votes 403 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
38 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
38 Aye 55 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
38 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
38 Aye 55 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
193
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
239
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % 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

155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
3
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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
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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