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Mr James Frith vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 321 different votes 330 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
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
425
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
211
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
214
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % 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

28
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
7
3 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Education
45 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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