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Lee Anderson vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,148 shared comparable votes.

1,129 same votes 19 different votes 1,148 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
47 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
47 Aye 106 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 28 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 12 No
Transport 95% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
90 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 128 shared votes
87 Aye 41 No
78 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 121 shared votes
76 Aye 45 No
47 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
47 Aye 106 No

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

Voting record

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
620
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
618
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
10
5 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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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