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Luke Myer vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Luke Myer
Luke Myer
Lab Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Luke Myer and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 376 different votes 385 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
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
38 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
38 Aye 57 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.6 %
15 % above average
Rank 55 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
493
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
245
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
248
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
7
1.4 % 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

92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
109
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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

£206,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£206,085
9 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Benefits
30 of 30 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Trade
5 of 5 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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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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