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Matt Vickers vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Matt Vickers and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,245 shared comparable votes.

1,242 same votes 3 different votes 1,245 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
61 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
61 Aye 104 No
93 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
93 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 32 No
Benefits 100% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 138 shared votes
74 Aye 64 No
61 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
61 Aye 104 No
93 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
93 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 230 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,292
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
618
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
674
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % 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

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 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

£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£295,321
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
4
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Trade
48 of 53 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 31 5 Jul 2021
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
Aye
No rebel
Motion to approve the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)(No.2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 1029) 13 Oct 2020
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
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
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