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Mr Jonathan Brash vs Gareth Bacon

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

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Mr Jonathan Brash
Lab Hartlepool
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Mr Jonathan Brash and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 313 different votes 321 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
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
419
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
193
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
226
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
6
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

129
+58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
154
+28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 155 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

£171,030
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£171,030
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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