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John Grady vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of John Grady
John Grady
Lab Glasgow East
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

John Grady and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 349 different votes 358 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
467
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
229
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
238
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
15
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,531
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£180,531
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
4
4 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API