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Nigel Farage vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 129 shared comparable votes.

128 same votes 1 different votes 129 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
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
2 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
2 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

30.7 %
42 % below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
170
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,424
1,622 eligible divisions
84
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
701
49.2 % of votes cast
86
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
723
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

15
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
46
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
17
-103.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Contributions
57
-63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£156,380
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£156,380
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
35
7 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

Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
7 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Housing
17 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API