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Josh Dean vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 404 different votes 411 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
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 98 shared votes
40 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 98 shared votes
40 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
526
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
265
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
261
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

52
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
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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