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John McDonnell vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,185 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,147 different votes 1,185 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
28 Aye 15 No
Education 14% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 4% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 101 No
Migration 2% aligned 135 shared votes
98 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
63 of 71 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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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