The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Martin Vickers vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,286 shared comparable votes.

1,281 same votes 5 different votes 1,286 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
81 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 153 shared votes
81 Aye 72 No
99 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
99 Aye 42 No
28 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
63 Aye 114 No
Tax 99% aligned 177 shared votes
64 Aye 113 No
81 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 153 shared votes
81 Aye 72 No
99 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
99 Aye 42 No
28 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
2,013
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
957
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
1,056
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
26
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Motion to sit in private 10 Dec 2021
Tax
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
No rebel
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 8 Jun 2020
Aye
Aye rebel
Amendment (d) to Proceedings on the pandemic (No. 2) 2 Jun 2020
No
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 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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API